Biodegradability of Plastics

被引：1021

作者：

Tokiwa, Yutaka ^{[1
]}

Calabia, Buenaventurada P. ^{[2
]}

Ugwu, Charles U. ^{[1
]}

Aiba, Seiichi ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Okinawa Ind Technol Ctr, Okinawa 9042234, Japan

[2] Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058566, Japan

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES | 2009年 / 10卷 / 09期

关键词：

aliphatic polyesters; bio-based plastics; biodegradability; enzymatic degradation; microbial degradation; EXTRACELLULAR POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE) DEPOLYMERASE; MICROBIAL-DEGRADATION; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; POLY(L-LACTIDE) DEGRADATION; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; HYDROLYSIS; POLYESTERS; STRAIN; POLY(EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE); MICROORGANISMS;

D O I：

10.3390/ijms10093722

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Plastic is a broad name given to different polymers with high molecular weight, which can be degraded by various processes. However, considering their abundance in the environment and their specificity in attacking plastics, biodegradation of plastics by microorganisms and enzymes seems to be the most effective process. When plastics are used as substrates for microorganisms, evaluation of their biodegradability should not only be based on their chemical structure, but also on their physical properties ( melting point, glass transition temperature, crystallinity, storage modulus etc.). In this review, microbial and enzymatic biodegradation of plastics and some factors that affect their biodegradability are discussed.

引用

页码：3722 / 3742

页数：21

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