Cover Feature: Low Carbon Footprint Recycling of Post‐Consumer PET Plastic with a Metagenomic Polyester Hydrolase (ChemSusChem 9/2022)

Abstract

The Cover Feature shows the direct enzymatic degradation of post‐consumer PET packaging by a novel metagenomic polyester hydrolase. The monomers can be recovered and used for the production of virgin PET, thereby achieving a closed‐loop plastic recycling process with a low carbon footprint. More information can be found in the Full Paper by C. Sonnendecker et al.