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[Plastic] Scientists have discovered bacteria and enzymes that can degrade plastic in the ocean

 Last Update: 2021-06-08
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On April 25, an international academic journal reported the latest research results of Sun Chaomin’s team from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and discovered for the first time marine microorganisms that can effectively degrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene (PE) plastics.

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Sun Chaomin’s scientific research team has collected thousands of plastic wastes from the coastal waters of Qingdao since 2016.

The researchers then combined infrared spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, X-ray diffraction, high performance liquid chromatography, and mass spectrometry to confirm that the above-mentioned flora can effectively degrade PET and PE plastics.

(Keyword: Polyethylene)

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