[Commentary: polymer binding modules accelerate enzymatic degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate)].

PubMed, vol. 39, pp. 1883–1888

Abstract

, which studied the role of binding modules in enzymatic hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) at high-solids loadings. Graham et al. found that binding modules accelerated PET enzymatic degradation at low PET loading (< 10 wt%) and the enhanced degradation cannot be observed at high PET loading (10 wt%-20 wt%). This work is beneficial for the industrial application of polymer binding modules in plastics degradation.

Authors 4

1. Yi Lu Aachen Institute of Biotechnology

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany

2. Ruizhi Han Aachen Institute of Biotechnology

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany

3. Ulrich Schwaneberg Aachen Institute of Biotechnology DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials

   DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials · RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany

   DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen 52056, Germany

4. Yu Ji Aachen Institute of Biotechnology

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany