Progresses and future prospects in biodegradation of marine biopolymers and emerging biopolymer-based materials for sustainable marine ecosystems
François Samalens, Martin Thomas, Marion Claverie, Natalia Castejón, Yi Zhang, Thierry Pigot, Sylvie Blanc, Susana C. M. Fernandes
Abstract
With approximately 250 000 marine species, the ocean is a vast reservoir of biodiversity and an abundant biological resource of natural polymers and microorganisms producing biopolymer-degrading enzymes.
Topics & Concepts
BiopolymerMarine ecosystemBiodegradationBiodiversityEcosystemMarine bacteriophageMicroorganismEnvironmental scienceEcologyPolymerChemistryBiologyBacteriaGeneticsOrganic chemistryMicroplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMarine Biology and Environmental Chemistry