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Fast-acting engineered enzyme that degrades plastics in days [Full subscriber]
Plastic waste poses an ecological challenge, and enzymatic degradation offers one potentially green and scalable route for polyesters waste recycling. Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) accounts for 12% of global solid waste. Enzymes that break down PET and PET hydrolases have been previously developed but suffer from practical limitations with slow reaction rates and specific pH and temperature ranges… Login to continue