Microbial degradation and deterioration of polyethylene – A review

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Micro‐by‐micro interactions: How microorganisms influence the fate of marine microplastics (2020, background): “The widespread introduction of microplastics to the marine environment has promoted interactions between microorganisms and microplastics (Roager and Sonnenschein 2019) which may include microbial utilization of microplastics or its degradation intermediates as a carbon source, substrate, or…”
Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum‐based plastics: how far are we? (2017, background): “…of the polymers has therefore a strong influence on their biodegradability (Urgun-Demirtas et al., 2007; Brueckner et al., 2008; Jenkins and Harrison, 2008; Eberl et al., 2009; Ronkvist et al., 2009; Horn et al., 2012; Webb et al., 2013; Restrepo-Fl orez et al., 2014; Wei et al., 2014a).”
Biodegradation of Polyethylene Using Bacillus Subtilis (2016, neutral): “Bacterial species was cultured in nutrient broth (Nutrient Medium: Beef extract (10g), Peptone (10g), NaCl (5g), Distilled water 1L) and incubated for 24 hours at 32C [4, 5, 6].”