Killing two birds with one stone: chemical and biological upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate plastics into food
Laura G. Schaerer, Ruochen Wu, Lindsay Putman, Joshua M. Pearce, Ting Lu, David R. Shonnard, Rebecca G. Ong, Stephen M. Techtmann
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Polyethylene terephthalateDepolymerizationRaw materialMicroorganismBiomass (ecology)Economic shortageDegradation (telecommunications)Waste managementMicrobial biodegradationPopulationPolyethyleneFood packagingEnvironmental sciencePulp and paper industryBiotechnologyChemistryBiochemical engineeringFood scienceMaterials scienceBiologyBacteriaOrganic chemistryEcologyEngineeringMedicineComposite materialLinguisticsPhilosophyGeneticsGovernment (linguistics)TelecommunicationsEnvironmental healthMicroplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesRecycling and Waste Management Techniques