Biodegradation of automotive waste polyester polyurethane foam using Pseudomonas chlororaphis ATCC55729

Gautam, Rajeeb; Bassi, Amarjeet; Yanful, Ernest K.; Cullen, E.

doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2007.03.009

Cited by 71 publications

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“…Polyester (polyurethane foam) also is a huge environmental problem and one of the major challenges to waste management. Pseudomonas chlororaphis ATCC 55729 effectively degraded polyester polyurethane foam in in vitro conditions (Gautam et al 2007). Nakajima-Kambe et al (1999) reported using strain Comamonas acidovorans TB-35 for PUR esterase production, which is involved in polyester-polyurethane degradation.…”

Section: Polyestersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review on the current status of polymer degradation: a microbial approach

Pathak

Bithel

2017

Bioresour. Bioprocess.

557

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Inertness and the indiscriminate use of synthetic polymers leading to increased land and water pollution are of great concern. Plastic is the most useful synthetic polymer, employed in wide range of applications viz. the packaging industries, agriculture, household practices, etc. Unpredicted use of synthetic polymers is leading towards the accumulation of increased solid waste in the natural environment. This affects the natural system and creates various environmental hazards. Plastics are seen as an environmental threat because they are difficult to degrade. This review describes the occurrence and distribution of microbes that are involved in the degradation of both natural and synthetic polymers. Much interest is generated by the degradation of existing plastics using microorganisms. It seems that biological agents and their metabolic enzymes can be exploited as a potent tool for polymer degradation. Bacterial and fungal species are the most abundant biological agents found in nature and have distinct degradation abilities for natural and synthetic polymers.

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Section: Polyestersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review on the current status of polymer degradation: a microbial approach

Pathak

Bithel

2017

Bioresour. Bioprocess.

557

241

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“…All the microorganisms in the study showed an ability to grow using polyurethane coatings as the only source of carbon [48]. In addition, the following bacteria were also shown to degrade polyurethane coatings: Pseudomonas chlororaphis, Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas cepacia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Corynebacterium sp., Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Arthrobacter globiformis [49][50][51].…”

Section: Biodegradation Of Polyurethane Coatingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Paint-degrading microorganisms

Kurowski

Vogt

Ogonowski

2017

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“…Fungi that are active in the biodegradation process are Sporotrichum, Talaromyces, Phanerochaete, Ganoderma, Thermoascus, Thielavia, Paecilomyces, Thermomyces, Geotrichum, Cladosporium, Phlebia, Trametes, Candida, Penicillium, Chaetomium, and Aerobasidium [102,103].…”

Section: Biodegradationmentioning

confidence: 99%