Advance in the degradation of biodegradable plastics in different environments.

Yan Jin; Fanfan Cai; Ligong Wang; Chao Song; Wenxiong Jin; Junfang Sun; Guangqing Liu; Chang Chen

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Advance in the degradation of biodegradable plastics in different environments.

Author: Yan JIN ¹ ; Fanfan CAI ¹ ; Ligong WANG ¹ ; Chao SONG ¹ ; Wenxiong JIN ¹ ; Junfang SUN ¹ ; Guangqing LIU ¹ ; Chang CHEN ¹
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1. College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: aerobic; anaerobic; biodegradable plastics; degradation mechanism; depolymerase; microbes
MeSH: Biodegradable Plastics; Biodegradation, Environmental
From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2022;38(5):1784-1808
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: With the continuously increasing demands of plastic products in the current society, the challenge of disposing plastic waste is constantly increasing, leading to the urgent need of mitigating plastic pollution. As a consequence, much attention has been paid to biodegradable plastics due to their degradability in a bio-active environment under certain conditions. Biodegradable plastics herald vast development potentials and considerable market prospects. The degradation of numerous types of biodegradable plastics will be affected by many factors. A thorough understanding of degradation mechanisms as well as functional microbial strains and enzymes is the key to comprehensive utilization and efficient treatment and disposal of biodegradable plastics. The article summarized the types, properties, advantages and disadvantages, and main applications of common biodegradable plastics. The degradation mechanisms, functional microbial strains and enzymes, as well as the degradation degree and duration under different environmental conditions, were also summarized. This review may help better understand the degradation of biodegradable plastics wastes.