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From

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
  • Figure 1. The percentage of municipal solid wastes in Makah city according to the Holy Makah Municipality report (2014)
  • Figure 2. Structure of biodegradable plastic polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and its derivatives poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) PHB and poly(3-hydroxybutryrate – co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Adapted from Shah et al., 2007 [18]
  • 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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  • Figure 5. The General Mechanism of Plastic biodegradation under Aerobic Conditions [24]
  • Figure 6. Reaction pathways during biodegradation of polymers
  • Figure 7. The Mechanism of biodegradation of polyethylene. Adapted from Vasile, 1993 [32]
  • Figure 8. Scanning (a,b) and transmission (c,d) electron micrograph of Pseudomonas putida U (a,b) and its fadBA β-oxidation mutant (b,d) cultured in a chemically defined solid medium containing 7-phenlhepanoic acid (5mM) as a source of aromatic PHAs and 4-phenlhepanoic acid (5mM) as an energy source. Bar = 1 μm (Luengo et al. 2003)
  • Figure 9. Biodegradation of Poly hydroxy butyric acid [54]