DEGRADAÇÃO MICROBIOLÓGICA E ENZIMÁTICA DE POLÍMEROS: UMA REVISÃO

Química Nova

Carolina Zanon Costa¹  Marcos De C. C. De Albuquerque¹  Maria Cristina Brum¹  Aline Machado De Castro¹ 

关键词: enzyme;    biological degradation;    lipase;   

DOI  :  10.5935/0100-4042.20140293

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Polymer recycling has been one of the most important trend in the petrochemical area. Among different technologies, biotechnological (enzymatic and/or microbial) degradation of polymers for the recovery of monomers and oligomers is environmentally-friendly and meet some green chemistry principles. In this work, conditions for the biotechnological degradation of some industrially-relevant polymers (e.g. poly(ethylene terephthalate) and polyethylene) were revised, and the main biocatalysts were identified. In most cases, biodegradation mechanisms are still unclear, thus being necessary more studies to unravel these promising bioprocesses. Polymer biodegradation studies also present considerable importance for other fields, including biomedical and agricultural.

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