Biotechnology of Plastic Waste Degradation, Recycling, and Valorization: Current Advances and Future Perspectives

Zi-Hao Qin; Jin-Hua Mou; Christopher Yu Huang Chao; Shauhrat Singh Chopra; Walid Daoud; Shao-yuan Leu; Zhi Ning; Chi Yan Tso; Chak Keung Chan; Shixing Tang; Zubeen Jyotiwadan Hathi; Md Ariful Haque; Xiang Wang; Carol Sze Ki Lin

doi:10.1002/cssc.202100752

Author(s)

Christopher Yu Huang Chao
Shao-yuan Leu
Chi Yan Tso
Chak Keung Chan
Shixing Tang
Zubeen Jyotiwadan Hathi
Md Ariful Haque
Xiang Wang
Carol Sze Ki Lin

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School of Energy and Environment

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4103-4114
Journal / Publication	ChemSusChem
Volume	14
Issue number	19
Online published	16 Jun 2021
Publication status	Published - 5 Oct 2021

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Abstract

Although fossil-based plastic products have many attractive characteristics, their production has led to severe environmental burdens that require immediate solutions. Despite these plastics being non-natural chemical compounds, they can be degraded and metabolized by some microorganisms, which suggests the potential application of biotechnologies based on the mechanism of plastic biodegradation. In this context, microbe-based strategies for the degradation, recycling, and valorization of plastic waste offer a feasible approach for alleviating environmental challenges created by the accumulation of plastic waste. This Minireview highlights recent advances in the biotechnology-based biodegradation of both traditional polymers and bio-based plastics, focusing on the mechanisms of biodegradation. From an application perspective, this Minireview also summarizes recent progress in the recycling and valorization of plastic waste, which are feasible solutions for tackling the plastic waste dilemma.