Microorganism as plastic biodegradation agent towards sustainable environment

The usage of plastic is critically in demand due to its character which can be shaped into almost any desired shape and its ability to retain that shape. Unfortunately, the wastage of those plastics leads to many environmental issues and hazards towards human health. Basically, plastics can degrade...

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Main Authors:	Wan Muhamad, Wan Naimatul Asiah, Othman, Rashidi, Shaharuddin, Ruhul Izzati, Hasni, Mohd Shah Irani
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Language:	English English
Published:	American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI Publisher) 2015
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences QR Microbiology TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture TP248.13 Biotechnology
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spelling	iium-726542019-06-17T00:41:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/72654/ Microorganism as plastic biodegradation agent towards sustainable environment Wan Muhamad, Wan Naimatul Asiah Othman, Rashidi Shaharuddin, Ruhul Izzati Hasni, Mohd Shah Irani GE Environmental Sciences QR Microbiology TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture TP248.13 Biotechnology The usage of plastic is critically in demand due to its character which can be shaped into almost any desired shape and its ability to retain that shape. Unfortunately, the wastage of those plastics leads to many environmental issues and hazards towards human health. Basically, plastics can degrade in the environment through four mechanisms which are photodegradation, thermooxidative, hydrolytic degradation and microbial degradation. Microbial degradation is subject to microorganism which acts as biodegradation agent. In this case, microorganism will secrete an active enzyme to break down long chain polymers. Microbial enzymes are attractive because the cost to grow and maintain them is less and they are easy to manipulate. Rhizopus delemar , Rhizophus arrizus and Pseudomonas sp. were among the most cited bacteria that have successfully degraded certain type of plastics. Whereas, fungal species of Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium funiculosum were recorded by scientist which react with certain plastic’s substrate. The objective of this paper is to review several species of microorganism that have been experimented by scientist and were claimed to have the capability to degrade plastic towards eco-friendly approaches in order to sustain our environment. In conclusion, microorganisms are very effective agent to fasten degradation process of plastics without causing any side effect like chemical or synthetic method does. American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI Publisher) 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72654/1/PAPER%20AEB%202015.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72654/7/72654%20Microorganism%20as%20plastic%20biodegradation%20SCOPUS.pdf Wan Muhamad, Wan Naimatul Asiah and Othman, Rashidi and Shaharuddin, Ruhul Izzati and Hasni, Mohd Shah Irani (2015) Microorganism as plastic biodegradation agent towards sustainable environment. Advances in Environmental Biology, 9 (13). pp. 8-13. ISSN 1995-0756 E-ISSN 1998-1066 http://www.aensiweb.net/AENSIWEB/aeb/aeb/2015/Special%20IPN%20Langkawi/8-13.pdf
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spellingShingle	GE Environmental Sciences QR Microbiology TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture TP248.13 Biotechnology Wan Muhamad, Wan Naimatul Asiah Othman, Rashidi Shaharuddin, Ruhul Izzati Hasni, Mohd Shah Irani Microorganism as plastic biodegradation agent towards sustainable environment
description	The usage of plastic is critically in demand due to its character which can be shaped into almost any desired shape and its ability to retain that shape. Unfortunately, the wastage of those plastics leads to many environmental issues and hazards towards human health. Basically, plastics can degrade in the environment through four mechanisms which are photodegradation, thermooxidative, hydrolytic degradation and microbial degradation. Microbial degradation is subject to microorganism which acts as biodegradation agent. In this case, microorganism will secrete an active enzyme to break down long chain polymers. Microbial enzymes are attractive because the cost to grow and maintain them is less and they are easy to manipulate. Rhizopus delemar , Rhizophus arrizus and Pseudomonas sp. were among the most cited bacteria that have successfully degraded certain type of plastics. Whereas, fungal species of Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium funiculosum were recorded by scientist which react with certain plastic’s substrate. The objective of this paper is to review several species of microorganism that have been experimented by scientist and were claimed to have the capability to degrade plastic towards eco-friendly approaches in order to sustain our environment. In conclusion, microorganisms are very effective agent to fasten degradation process of plastics without causing any side effect like chemical or synthetic method does.
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author	Wan Muhamad, Wan Naimatul Asiah Othman, Rashidi Shaharuddin, Ruhul Izzati Hasni, Mohd Shah Irani
author_facet	Wan Muhamad, Wan Naimatul Asiah Othman, Rashidi Shaharuddin, Ruhul Izzati Hasni, Mohd Shah Irani
author_sort	Wan Muhamad, Wan Naimatul Asiah
title	Microorganism as plastic biodegradation agent towards sustainable environment
title_short	Microorganism as plastic biodegradation agent towards sustainable environment
title_full	Microorganism as plastic biodegradation agent towards sustainable environment
title_fullStr	Microorganism as plastic biodegradation agent towards sustainable environment
title_full_unstemmed	Microorganism as plastic biodegradation agent towards sustainable environment
title_sort	microorganism as plastic biodegradation agent towards sustainable environment
publisher	American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI Publisher)
publishDate	2015
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Microorganism as plastic biodegradation agent towards sustainable environment

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