Biodegradation of polyethylene and polypropylene
By J. Arutchelvi, M. Sudhakar, Ambika Arkatkar, M. Doble, S. Bhaduri, P. Uppara. 2008
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Citations in the corpus
- Microbial degradation of low density polyethylene (2017, background): “In aerobic biodegradation, carbon dioxide, water, and microbial biomass are produced whereas; in case of anaerobic/methanogenic condition the resulting end products are carbon dioxide, water, methane, and microbial biomass [29].”
- Microbial degradation and deterioration of polyethylene – A review (2014, background): “The utilization of this polymer by microorganisms is physically limited by its insolubility in aqueous media, lack of functional groups, and high molecular weight (Arutchelvi et al., 2008).”
- MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF PLASTIC: A REVIEW (2015, unknown): “Additives, antioxidants and stabilizers used in manufacturing of polymer can slow down the rate of degradation and may be toxic to microorganisms (Arutchelvi et al. 2008).”
- Communities of Microbial Enzymes Associated with Biodegradation of Plastics (2013, background): “Following are some points which help in the monitoring of biodegradation of the plastics [4].”
- Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum‐based plastics: how far are we? (2017, background): “The high molecular weight of synthetic polymers with hydrophobic repeating units determines their insolubility in water prohibiting a rapid assimilation by microorganisms (Zheng et al., 2005; Arutchelvi et al., 2008; Restrepo-Fl orez et al., 2014; Krueger et al., 2015).”
- RETRACTED ARTICLE: Comparative biodegradation study of polymer from plastic bottle waste using novel isolated bacteria and fungi from marine source (2019, unknown): “broadening of bands due to the crystalline polymer structure [16, 17].”
- Biodegradation of Synthetic and Natural Plastic by Microorganisms (2017, methodology): “A decrease in viscosity and the formation of new groups, namely carbonyl and carboxyl, were observed during the degradation process [34].”