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Merging plastics, microbes, and enzymes : highlights from an international workshop

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Jiménez, Diego Javier, Öztürk, Başak, Wei, Ren, Bugg, Timothy D. H., Amaya Gomez, Carol Viviana, Salcedo Galan, Felipe, Castro-Mayorga, Jinneth Lorena, Saldarriaga, Juan Fernando, Tarazona, Natalia Andrea and Zhou, Ning-Yi (2022) Merging plastics, microbes, and enzymes : highlights from an international workshop. Applied and Environmental Microbiology . doi:10.1128/aem.00721-22 ISSN 0099-2240.

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Abstract

In the Anthropocene, plastic pollution is a worldwide concern that must be tackled from different viewpoints, bringing together different areas of science. Microbial transformation of polymers is a broad-spectrum research topic that has become a keystone in the circular economy of fossil-based and biobased plastics. To have an open discussion about these themes, experts in the synthesis of polymers and biodegradation of lignocellulose and plastics convened within the framework of The Transnational Network for Research and Innovation in Microbial Biodiversity, Enzymes Technology and Polymer Science (MENZYPOL-NET), which was recently created by early-stage scientists from Colombia and Germany. In this context, the international workshop “Microbial Synthesis and Degradation of Polymers: Toward a Sustainable Bioeconomy” was held on 27 September 2021 via Zoom. The workshop was divided into two sections, and questions were raised for discussion with panelists and expert guests. Several key points and relevant perspectives were delivered, mainly related to (i) the microbial evolution driven by plastic pollution; (ii) the relevance of and interplay between polymer structure/composition, enzymatic mechanisms, and assessment methods in plastic biodegradation; (iii) the recycling and valorization of plastic waste; (iv) engineered plastic-degrading enzymes; (v) the impact of (micro)plastics on environmental microbiomes; (vi) the isolation of plastic-degrading (PD) microbes and design of PD microbial consortia; and (vii) the synthesis and applications of biobased plastics. Finally, research priorities from these key points were identified within the microbial, enzyme, and polymer sciences.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history
Q Science > QP Physiology
Q Science > QR Microbiology
T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Microplastics -- Environmental aspects, Biopolymers, Biodegradable plastics, Biodegradation , Enzymes -- Biotechnology, Lignocellulose , Microorganisms -- Evolution , Plastics -- Recycling, Polyethylene terephthalate
Journal or Publication Title: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
ISSN: 0099-2240
Official Date: 28 June 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
28 June 2022Published
10 June 2022Accepted
DOI: 10.1128/aem.00721-22
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: © 2022 Jiménez et al.
Date of first compliant deposit: 4 July 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access: 4 July 2022
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Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
01DN21008 Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschunghttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002347
78978 Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología "Francisco José de Caldas"http://viaf.org/viaf/140685860

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