Biodegradation of conventional plastics: Candidate organisms and potential mechanisms.

Autor: Wu Z; Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China., Shi W; College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China., Valencak TG; Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China., Zhang Y; Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Center for Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China., Liu G; College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China., Ren D; Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. Electronic address: dxren@zju.edu.cn.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Science of the total environment [Sci Total Environ] 2023 Aug 10; Vol. 885, pp. 163908. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 05.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163908
Abstrakt: With the benefits of coming at low-cost, being light-weight and having a high formability and durability, conventional plastics are widely used in both industry and daily life. However, because of their durability and extensive half-life with poor degradability and the low recycling rate, large amounts of plastic waste are accumulated in various environments, posing a significant threat to organisms and ecosystems. Compared to conventional physical and chemical degradation, biodegradation of plastic might become a promising and environmentally friendly solution for this problem. One of the aims of this review is to briefly describe the impact of plastics (especially microplastics). To facilitate rapid advancements in the area of plastic biodegradation, this paper provides a comprehensive review of the candidate organisms capable of biodegrading plastics and originating from four categories including natural microorganisms, artificially derived microorganisms, algae and animal organisms. In addition, the potential mechanism during plastic biodegradation and associated driving factors are summarized and discussed. Furthermore, the recent biotechnological progress (e.g. synthetic biology, systems biology, etc.) is highlighted as being key for future research. Finally, innovative research avenues for future studies are proposed. Concluding, our review is addressing the practical application of plastic biodegradation and the plastic pollution, thus necessitating more sustainable developments.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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