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Exploring microorganisms from plastic-polluted sites:unveiling plastic degradation and PHA production potential
Garza Herrera, Diana A.; Mojicevic, Marija; Pantelic, Brana; Joshi, Akanksha; Torres, Cristiana; Freitas, Filomena; Murray, Patrick; Nikodinovic-Runic, Jasmina; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (2023-12-03)The exposure of microorganisms to conventional plastics is a relatively recent occurrence, affording limited time for evolutionary adaptation. As part of the EU-funded project BioICEP, this study delves into the plastic ... -
A novel Bacillus subtilis BPM12 with high bis(2 hydroxyethyl)terephthalate hydrolytic activity efficiently interacts with virgin and mechanically recycled polyethylene terephthalate
Pantelic, Brana; Araujo, Jevoan A.; Jermemic, Sanja; Azeem, Muhammad; Attallah, Olivia A.; Saiperas, Romanos; Mojicevic, Marija; Chen, Yuanyan; Brennan Fournet, Margaret; Topakas, Evangelos; Nikodinovic-Ruic, Jasmina (Elsevier, 2023-07-29)Biotechnological treatment of plastic waste has gathered substantial attention as an efficient and generally greener approach for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) depolymerization and upcycling in comparison to mechanical ... -
Progressing plastics circularity: a review of mechano-biocatalytic approaches for waste plastic (re)valorization
Nikolaivits, Efstratios; Pantelic, Brana; Azeem, Muhammad; Taxeudis, George; Babu, Ramesh; Topakas, Evangelos; Brennan Fournet, Margaret; Nikodinovic-Runic, Jasmina (Frontiers Media, 2021-06-22)Inspirational concepts, and the transfer of analogs from natural biology to science and engineering, has produced many excellent technologies to date, spanning vaccines to modern architectural feats. This review highlights ... -
Upcycling biodegradable PVA/starch film to a bacterial biopigment and biopolymer
Pantelic, Brana; Ponjavic, Marijana; Jankovic, Vukasin; Aleksic, Ivana; Stevanovic, Sanja; Murray, James; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (MDPI, 2021-10-27)Meeting the challenge of circularity for plastics requires amenability to repurposing post-use, as equivalent or upcycled products. In a compelling advancement, complete circularity for a biodegradable polyvinyl ...