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Biodegradation of plastics: current scenario and future prospects for environmental safety

Ahmed, Temoor ; Shahid, Muhammad ; Azeem, Farrukh ; Rasul, Ijaz ; Shah, Asad Ali ; Noman, Muhammad ; Hameed, Amir ; Manzoor, Natasha ; Manzoor, Irfan ; Muhammad, Sher

Environmental science and pollution research international, 2018-03, Vol.25 (8), p.7287-7298 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Biodegradation of plastics: current scenario and future prospects for environmental safety
Autor: Ahmed, Temoor ; Shahid, Muhammad ; Azeem, Farrukh ; Rasul, Ijaz ; Shah, Asad Ali ; Noman, Muhammad ; Hameed, Amir ; Manzoor, Natasha ; Manzoor, Irfan ; Muhammad, Sher
Assuntos: Aquatic Pollution ; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution ; Biodegradability ; Biodegradable materials ; Biodegradable Plastics ; Biodegradation ; Biodegradation, Environmental ; Bioplastics ; Earth and Environmental Science ; Ecotoxicology ; Environment ; Environmental Chemistry ; Environmental Health ; Environmental science ; Microorganisms ; Molecular weight ; Packaging ; Petroleum hydrocarbons ; Plastics ; Plastics - chemistry ; Polymers ; Polymers - metabolism ; Review Article ; Waste disposal ; Waste management ; Waste Management - methods ; Waste Water Technology ; Water Management ; Water Pollution Control
É parte de: Environmental science and pollution research international, 2018-03, Vol.25 (8), p.7287-7298
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Descrição: Plastic is a general term used for a wide range of high molecular weight organic polymers obtained mostly from the various hydrocarbon and petroleum derivatives. There is an ever-increasing trend towards the production and consumption of plastics due to their extensive industrial and domestic applications. However, a wide spectrum of these polymers is non-biodegradable with few exceptions. The extensive use of plastics, lack of waste management, and casual community behavior towards their proper disposal pose a significant threat to the environment. This has raised growing concerns among various stakeholders to devise policies and innovative strategies for plastic waste management, use of biodegradable polymers especially in packaging, and educating people for their proper disposal. Current polymer degradation strategies rely on chemical, thermal, photo, and biological procedures. In the presence of proper waste management strategies coupled with industrially controlled biodegradation facilities, the use of biodegradable plastics for some applications such as packaging or health industry is a promising and attractive option for economic, environmental, and health benefits. This review highlights the classification of plastics with special emphasis on biodegradable plastics and their rational use, the identified mechanisms of plastic biodegradation, the microorganisms involved in biodegradation, and the current insights into the research on biodegradable plastics. The review has also identified the research gaps in plastic biodegradation followed by future research directions.
Editor: Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Biodegradation of plastics: current scenario and future prospects for environmental safety

Ahmed, Temoor ; Shahid, Muhammad ; Azeem, Farrukh ; Rasul, Ijaz ; Shah, Asad Ali ; Noman, Muhammad ; Hameed, Amir ; Manzoor, Natasha ; Manzoor, Irfan ; Muhammad, Sher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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