Essays about: "PETase"

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  1. 1. A first look at some potentially plastic degrading enzymes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiska institutionen

    Author : Björn Pålsson; [2019]
    Keywords : PETase; PET; plastic degrading; enzyme; biotic degradation; plastic degrading organisms; biochemistry; biokemi; Biology and Life Sciences; Chemistry;

    Abstract : The many advantageous abilities of plastics have made them omnipresent in today’s society. However, the low cost of production, light weight, durability and insolubility in water combined with inadequate waste handling have led to a vast and increasing accumulation of plastics in nature, approximated to be over 6 300 million tons (Geyer, Jambeck and Law, 2017, ‘Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made’, Science Advances, 3(7), pp. READ MORE