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Biodegradation of Microplastic Using Bacterial Cultures

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Lakshmi Mohan, Sony Elizabath Manoj, L Gavshete Sunil, Adarsh V. Raju, K. S. Anandha Krishnan

Summary

Researchers reviewed how certain bacteria can degrade plastic polymers, investigating whether bacterial cultures could offer a biological solution to microplastic pollution as an alternative to conventional waste treatment methods.

Plastics are large molecular-weight organic polymers, commonly derived from different petrochemicals. There is a considerable increase in the global demand for plastics because of the ease of processing into various products used for packaging, handling, and storage...

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