Figure 3. Chemical structures of petrochemical plastics Polyethylene (PE), Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Polypropylene (PP), Polystyrene (PS), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Polyurethane (PU). Adapted from Shah et al., 2008 [18]

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Biodegradation of Synthetic and Natural Plastic by Microorganisms

Fatimah Alshehrei

Journal of Applied & Environmental Microbiology. 2017, 5(1), 8-19 doi:10.12691/jaem-5-1-2