Degradation Methods of Plastics to Tackle Environmental Pollution and Save Our Life

Yadav, Pushpa (2023) Degradation Methods of Plastics to Tackle Environmental Pollution and Save Our Life. In: Research Advances in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 6. B P International, pp. 76-86. ISBN 978-81-19315-40-6

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Abstract

Our Earth is being polluted by plastic, which is strangling our oceans, endangering human health, and hurting ecosystems that are essential to our way of life. Need to beat plastic pollution. Most microorganisms are both employed as the basis for bioplastic products and as a means of degrading plastics. Even while products made of bioplastic are more expensive than those made of artificial plastic. A few bio-polymers have also won widespread support and are already being made. Plastic bag disintegration is more time-consuming than a thousand times. Microbes have so played a significant role in both putrefy and the production of polymers. Biodegradable plastics have been developed as a result of the issues associated with plastic waste. More specifically, biodegradable bioplastics are polymers that, when subjected to certain microorganisms' enzymatic activity, mineralize into CO2, CH4, H2O, inorganic composites, or biomass. Because of its rigidity, it operates widely in the modern world. However, using too much plastic can have an impact on the environment and human life. The demand for biodegradable plastic has been increasing daily. This type of plastic can decompose in the environment through the action of naturally occurring bacteria. Due to biodegradable plastic's ability to putrefy quickly and hence preserve the environment, there is a great need to make it.

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Subjects: OA Open Library > Biological Science
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Date Deposited: 26 Sep 2023 11:47
Last Modified: 26 Sep 2023 11:47
URI: http://archive.sdpublishers.com/id/eprint/1454

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