Chemical-biological degradation of polyethylene combining Baeyer–Villiger oxidation and hydrolysis reaction of cutinase
Demin Kong, Lei Wang, Xiaoqian Chen, Wei Xia, Lingqia Su, Fangyuan Zuo, Zheng‐Fei Yan, Sheng Chen, Jing Wu
Abstract
Polyethylene is widely used in daily life, but its efficient degradation has long been a problem. In the paper, the Baeyer–Villiger oxidation and hydrolysis reaction of cutinase were combined to as a new degradation pathway of polyethylene.
Topics & Concepts
CutinaseHydrolysisDegradation (telecommunications)PolyethyleneChemistryOrganic chemistryHydrolytic degradationComputer scienceTelecommunicationsMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution