Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment

Falah, Wajeeha; Chen, Fu-Jia; Zeb, Bibi Saima; Hayat, Malik Tahir; Mahmood, Qaisar; Ebadi, Abdolghaffar; Toughani, Mohsen; Li, En-Zhong

Wajeeha Falah, Fu-Jia Chen, Bibi Saima Zeb, Malik Tahir Hayat, Qaisar Mahmood, Abdolghaffar Ebadi, Mohsen Toughani, En-Zhong Li

Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment

Abstract:
The current research explored the potential of microalgal species Chlorella vulgaris and Pretreatment to remediate plastic waste. It was concluded from the results that Pretreatment had a marked effect on the cracking and alteration of plastic polymer, which helped to grow microbial species on the cracked surface as evident by Compound Microscopy (CM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. FTIR data also supported the notion that in the absence of any pretreatment, the microbial species were not able to mediate plastic biodegradation efficiently as the nature of functional groups was different in the presence and absence of Pretreatment. GCMS analysis revealed that the microbial specie could produce the biodegradation products which were likely to be found in the structure of PET, including alkanes ester, fatty acids, benzoic acid, and aromatics and the most toxic product of biodegradation is Bis (2-Ethyl hexyl phthalate), which is the biodegradation product of toxic ingredient of plastics that is phthalic acid.

Keywords:
Polyethylene Terephthalate; degradation; Chlorella vulgaris; microbial remediation

Issue: 2020 Volume 57, Issue 3

Pages: 260-270

Publication date: 2020/9/30

https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.3.5398

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FALAH, W., CHEN, F., ZEB, B.S., HAYAT, M.T., MAHMOOD, Q., EBADI, A., TOUGHANI, M., LI, E., Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment, Mater. Plast., 57(3), 2020, 260-270. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.3.5398

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Falah W, Chen F, Zeb BS, Hayat MT, Mahmood Q, Ebadi A, Toughani M, Li E. Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment. Mater. Plast.[internet]. 2020 Jul;57(3):260-270. Available from: https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.3.5398

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Falah, W., Chen, F., Zeb, B.S., Hayat, M.T., Mahmood, Q., Ebadi, A., Toughani, M. & Li, E. (2020). Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment. Materiale Plastice, 57(3), 260-270. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.3.5398

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Falah, W., Chen, F., Zeb, B.S., Hayat, M.T., Mahmood, Q., Ebadi, A., Toughani, M., Li, E. (2020). 'Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment', Materiale Plastice, 57(3), pp. 260-270. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.3.5398

IEEE
W. Falah, F. Chen, B.S. Zeb, M.T. Hayat, Q. Mahmood, A. Ebadi, M. Toughani, E. Li, "Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment". Materiale Plastice, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 260-270, 2020. [online]. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.3.5398

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Wajeeha Falah, Fu-Jia Chen, Bibi Saima Zeb, Malik Tahir Hayat, Qaisar Mahmood, Abdolghaffar Ebadi, Mohsen Toughani, En-Zhong Li,
Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment,
Materiale Plastice,
Volume 57, Issue 3,
2020,
Pages 260-270,
ISSN 2668-8220,
https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.3.5398.
(https://revmaterialeplastice.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5398)
Keywords: Polyethylene Terephthalate; degradation; Chlorella vulgaris; microbial remediation

RIS
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T1 - Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment
A1 - Falah, Wajeeha
A2 - Chen, Fu-Jia
A3 - Zeb, Bibi Saima
A4 - Hayat, Malik Tahir
A5 - Mahmood, Qaisar
A6 - Ebadi, Abdolghaffar
A7 - Toughani, Mohsen
A8 - Li, En-Zhong
JF - Materiale Plastice
JO - Mater. Plast.
PB - Materiale Plastice SRL
SN - 2668-8220
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VL - 57
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SP - 260
EP - 270
UR - https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.3.5398
KW - Polyethylene Terephthalate
KW - degradation
KW - Chlorella vulgaris
KW - microbial remediation
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BibTex
@article{MatPlast2020P260,
author = {Falah Wajeeha and Chen Fu-Jia and Zeb Bibi Saima and Hayat Malik Tahir and Mahmood Qaisar and Ebadi Abdolghaffar and Toughani Mohsen and Li En-Zhong},
title = {Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment},
journal = {Materiale Plastice},
volume = {57},
number = {3},
pages = {260-270},
year = {2020},
issn = {2668-8220},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.3.5398},
url = {https://revmaterialeplastice.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5398}
}

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