生物降解
塑料废料
塑料袋
废物管理
生物可分解塑胶
聚乙烯
环境科学
塑料污染
耐久性
环境污染
惰性
塑料包装
化学
生化工程
降级(电信)
制浆造纸工业
微生物降解
生物修复
材料科学
环境化学
微塑料
工程类
复合材料
环境保护
有机化学
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.copbio.2011.01.013
摘要
During the past 50 years new plastic materials, in various applications, have gradually replaced the traditional metal, wood, leather materials. Ironically, the most preferred property of plastics--durability--exerts also the major environmental threat. Recycling has practically failed to provide a safe solution for disposal of plastic waste (only 5% out of 1 trillion plastic bags, annually produced in the US alone, are being recycled). Since the most utilized plastic is polyethylene (PE; ca. 140 million tons/year), any reduction in the accumulation of PE waste alone would have a major impact on the overall reduction of the plastic waste in the environment. Since PE is considered to be practically inert, efforts were made to isolate unique microorganisms capable of utilizing synthetic polymers. Recent data showed that biodegradation of plastic waste with selected microbial strains became a viable solution.
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