A mechanistic understanding of polyethylene biodegradation by the marine bacterium Alcanivorax

Zadjelovic, Vinko; Erni-Cassola, Gabriel; Obrador‐Viel, Theo; W. Lester, Daniel; Eley, Yvette; I. Gibson, Matthew; Dorador, Cristina; N. Golyshin, Peter; Black, Stuart; M. H. Wellington, Elizabeth; A. Christie‐Oleza, Joseph

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129278

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A mechanistic understanding of polyethylene biodegradation by the marine bacterium Alcanivorax

Published in Journal of Hazardous Materials • Jun 3, 2022

Authors:

Vinko Zadjelovic

Gabriel Erni-Cassola

Theo Obrador‐Viel

Abstract

Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most recalcitrant carbon-based synthetic materials produced and, currently, the most ubiquitous plastic pollutant found in nature. Over time, combined abiotic and biotic processes are thought to eventually breakdown PE. Despite limited evidence of biological PE degrad...

Subject

Biodegradation

Low-density polyethylene

Environmental chemistry

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