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. 2017 Nov;10(6):1302-1307.
doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12714. Epub 2017 Apr 12.

Biocatalysis as a green route for recycling the recalcitrant plastic polyethylene terephthalate

Ren Wei  1 , Wolfgang Zimmermann  1
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Biocatalysis as a green route for recycling the recalcitrant plastic polyethylene terephthalate

Ren Wei et al. Microb Biotechnol. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Biocatalysis can enable a closed-loop recycling of post-consumer PET waste.

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Biocatalysis for a closed‐loop recycling of postconsumer PET. TPA, terephthalic acid; EG, ethylene glycol; MOF, metal‐organic framework; PHA, polyhydroxyalkanoate.
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