Plastic Glut down a Microbial Gut

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2022
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Dileep, Dhananjay
 Forrester, Michael
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Enzymes sequestered from microbes have demonstrated the ability to readily digest amorphous regions of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at ambient conditions. Though nascent, enzymatic depolymerization can soon vie for commercialization and provide monomeric feedstock at rates comparable to petrochemical feedstock for repolymerization and achieve the coveted goal of cradle-to-cradle recycling.
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This is the peer-reviewed version of the following article: Dileep, Dhananjay, Michael Forrester, and Eric Cochran. "Plastic Glut down a Microbial Gut." Polymer International (2022), which has been published in final form at DOI: 10.1002/pi.6369. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. Copyright 2022 Wiley. Posted with permission.
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enzymatic, polyethylene terephthalate, depolymerization, cradle-to-cradle recycling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6369
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