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Repurposing of waste PET by microbial biotransformation to functionalized materials for additive manufacturing
We present the leveraging of PET hydrolyzing enzymes and rewiring the bacterial C2 and aromatic catabolic pathways to obtain high-value chemicals and polymers. Since PET mechanical recycling back to original materials is cost-prohibitive, the biochemical technology is a viable alternative to upcycle PET into novel 3D printing materials, such as replacements for acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). The presented hybrid chemo-bio approaches potentially enable the manufacturing of environmentally friendly degradable or higher-value high-performance polymers and composites and their reuse for a circular economy.PMID:37248049...
Source: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology - May 29, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Bhagya S Kolitha Sandhya K Jayasekara Rina Tannenbaum Iwona M Jasiuk Lahiru N Jayakody Source Type: research

Strategic nutrient sourcing for biomanufacturing intensification
J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2023 May 27:kuad011. doi: 10.1093/jimb/kuad011. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe successful design of economically viable bioprocesses can help to abate global dependence on petroleum, increase supply chain resilience, and add value to agriculture. Specifically, bioprocessing provides the opportunity to replace petrochemical production methods with biological methods and to develop novel bioproducts. Even though a vast range of chemicals can be biomanufactured, the constraints of economic viability, especially while competing with petrochemicals, are severe. There have been extensive gains in o...
Source: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology - May 28, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Kimia Noroozi Fashkhami Laura R Jarboe Source Type: research

Versatile microbial communities rapidly assimilate ammonium hydroxide-treated plastic waste
This study demonstrates that chemical deconstruction of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with ammonium hydroxide can replace the rate limiting step (depolymerization) and by producing plastic-derived terephthalic acid and terephthalic acid monoamide. The deconstructed PET (DCPET) is neutralized with phosphoric acid prior to bioprocessing, resulting in a product containing biologically accessible nitrogen and phosphorus from the process reactants. Three microbial consortia obtained from compost and sediment degraded DCPET in ultrapure water and scavenged river water without addition of nutrients. No statistically significan...
Source: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology - April 16, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Laura G Schaerer Emily Wood Sulihat Aloba Emily Byrne M Aamir Bashir Kaushik Baruah Elizabeth Schumann Libby Umlor Ruochen Wu Hyeonseok Lee Christopher J Orme Aaron D Wilson Jeffrey A Lacey Rebecca G Ong Stephen M Techtmann Source Type: research