Upcycling of PET oligomers from chemical recycling processes to PHA by microbial co-cultivation

• Published in: Waste management (Elmsford) Vol. 172; pp. 51 - 59
• Main Authors: Liu, Pan, Zheng, Yi, Yuan, Yingbo, Han, Yuanfei, Su, Tianyuan, Qi, Qingsheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2023
• Subjects: biodegradability; biosynthesis; biotransformation; circular economy; Co-cultivation; coculture; cost effectiveness; depolymerization; Escherichia coli; ethylene glycol; fluorescence; glycolysis; hydrolases; hydrolysis; Metabolic engineering; PET oligomers; Plastic upcycling; plastics; Polyethylene terephthalate; polyethylene terephthalates; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Pseudomonas putida; waste management; Polyethylene terephthalate; Metabolic engineering; Plastic upcycling; Co-cultivation; PET oligomers; Polyhydroxyalkanoates

[Display omitted] •Upcycling of PET oligomers to PHA is viable by microbial co-cultivation.•PET hydrolase LCCICCG was secreted using Escherichia coli BL21.•LCCICCG depolymerized PET oligomers into monomers during the fermentation process.•Engineered Pseudomonas putida KT2440 to synthesize PHA from P...