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The Potential of AOP Pretreatment in the Biodegradation of PS and PVC Microplastics by Candida parapsilosis
Water2024
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Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Kristina Bule Možar,
Martina Miloloža,
Kristina Bule Možar,
Martina Miloloža,
Kristina Bule Možar,
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža,
Kristina Bule Možar,
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Matija Cvetnić,
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Martina Miloloža,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Martina Miloloža
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža,
Matija Cvetnić,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža,
Matija Cvetnić,
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža,
Kristina Bule Možar,
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Šime Ukić,
Matija Cvetnić,
Viktorija Martinjak,
Viktorija Martinjak,
Šime Ukić,
Viktorija Martinjak,
Šime Ukić,
Matija Cvetnić,
Viktorija Martinjak,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Matija Cvetnić,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Martina Miloloža,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Martina Miloloža
Tomislav Bolanča,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Viktorija Martinjak,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Martina Miloloža
Tomislav Bolanča,
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža,
Viktorija Martinjak,
Magdalena Ujević Bošnjak,
Marinko Markić,
Marinko Markić,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Matija Cvetnić,
Matija Cvetnić,
Matija Cvetnić,
Matija Cvetnić,
Matija Cvetnić,
Šime Ukić,
Šime Ukić,
Šime Ukić,
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Marinko Markić,
Matija Cvetnić,
Matija Cvetnić,
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Martina Miloloža,
Matija Cvetnić,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Šime Ukić,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Šime Ukić,
Šime Ukić,
Šime Ukić,
Martina Miloloža
Martina Miloloža,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Martina Miloloža
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Šime Ukić,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Magdalena Ujević Bošnjak,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Martina Miloloža,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Martina Miloloža
Tomislav Bolanča,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Marinko Markić,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Matija Cvetnić,
Marinko Markić,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Šime Ukić,
Šime Ukić,
Šime Ukić,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Marinko Markić,
Marinko Markić,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Matija Cvetnić,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža
Šime Ukić,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Dajana Kučić Grgić,
Tomislav Bolanča,
Šime Ukić,
Martina Miloloža,
Martina Miloloža
Summary
Researchers tested whether advanced oxidation pretreatment could enhance the biodegradation of polystyrene and PVC microplastics by the yeast Candida parapsilosis, finding that pretreatment improved the effectiveness of biological plastic breakdown.
Microplastics are an emerging class of recalcitrant organic pollutants that are of general scientific and public interest nowadays. It would be ideal to remove microplastics from the environment through biodegradation, as biodegradation is a highly ecological and economically acceptable approach. Unfortunately, the efficiency of biodegradation of conventional plastic polymers is low. The application of a suitable pretreatment could increase the efficiency of biodegradation. In this study, the applicability of UV-C/H2O2 and UV-C/S2O82− advanced oxidation processes as pretreatments for the biodegradation of polystyrene and poly(vinyl chloride) microplastics by the yeast Candida parapsilosis was investigated. For the investigated range (pH 4–10, peroxide concentration up to 20 mM and treatment duration up to 90 min), the UV-C/H2O2 process proved to be more effective in degrading polystyrene microplastics, while the UV-C/S2O82− process was more efficient at degrading poly(vinyl chloride) microplastics. Samples pretreated under optimal conditions (90 min treatment time at a pH of 5.7 and H2O2 concentration of 20.0 mM for polystyrene samples; 90 min treatment time at a pH of 8.6 and S2O82− concentration of 11.1 mM for poly(vinyl chloride) samples) were subjected to biodegradation by Candida parapsilosis. The biodegradation conditions included an agitation speed of 156 rpm and an initial pH of 5.7 for the experiments with the polystyrene samples, while an agitation speed of 136 rpm and an initial pH of 4.9 were used for the poly(vinyl chloride) experiments. The initial value of the optical density of the yeast suspension was 1.0 in both cases. The experiments showed a positive effect of the pretreatment on the number of yeast cells on the surface of the microplastics.