Researchers have succeeded in developing a microbial strain that efficiently produces pseudoaromatic polyester monomer to replace polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using systems metabolic engineering.

Made from PET plastic, it is prized for its durability, lightness, and low cost of production. While these characteristics make it ideal for various uses across the textile industry, the ...

PET, the strong plastic commonly used in bottles, takes hundreds of years to break down in the environment. The modified enzyme, known as PETase, can start breaking down the same material in just ...

These scientists have bioengineered a version of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria that can break down polyethylene ...

The new plant is part of a $100 million investment plan that includes a third plant under construction, expected to add an ...

Recycled PET is generally used in fabrics such as fleece, strapping and carpets ... Not generally collected from households for recycling. However, mixed plastic recycling is expected to be under way ...

A team led by Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has succeeded ...

The original enzyme used to do this was discovered in a heap ... Nestle Waters and L’Oreal to bio-recycle PET plastic. In 2022, Epoch Biodesign, started by scientists from the University of ...

Like the Frisco Wire Dog and Small Pet Exercise Pen, the North States playpen unfolds and can be manipulated to the shape of ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere, and a good amount of it is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This polymer is ...

As the global polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging industry faces unprecedented regulatory pressure to reduce virgin ...

The new 100% recycled plastic PET bottles prominently feature the slogan ... s global sus- tainable packaging strategy, aiming to use at least 50% recycled content in its packaging by 2030 globally.