The crystal structure of PET46 resembles the crystal structure of the IsPETase and LCC - with unique features. Credit: Communications Chemistry (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00998-z Plastic ...

Over the past five years or so we've seen some important breakthroughs demonstrating how enzymes can be used to break down common plastics, such as the PET used for everything from drink bottles to ...

The rigidity, transparency and hardness of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) make it one of the most valuable plastics for the manufacture of plastic bottles, packaging and other single-use products.

Plastic waste is a big problem in the environment. About 300 million tons is produced every year, according to the United Nations. Much of that is polyethylene terephthalate (PET), used to make single ...

Why bury plastic in a landfill and wait years for it to degrade when it can break down in days — or even hours? That’s what researchers at the University of Texas at Austin propose in their study of a ...

French tire maker Michelin says it has successfully validated the use of Carbios’ enzymatic recycling technology for PET plastic waste as a high-tenacity reinforcing fiber in its tires –– potentially ...

Scientists who helped to pioneer the use of enzymes to eat plastic have taken an important next step in developing nature-based solutions to the global plastics crisis. They have characterized an ...

(Nanowerk News) An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in ...