Opportunities and challenges for plastic depolymerization by biomimetic catalysis
Yanfen Wu, Qikun Hu, Yizhen Che, Zhiqiang Niu
Abstract
This perspective highlights the challenges and opportunities in achieving sustainable plastic recycling under mild conditions by imitating the active sites and the substrate-binding clefts of enzymes.
Topics & Concepts
DepolymerizationCatalysisPolymer scienceBiochemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryMaterials scienceEngineeringOrganic chemistrybiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis