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Enhanced polymer degradation of polyethylene and polypropylene by novel thermophilic consortia of Brevibacillus sps. and Aneurinibacillus sp. screened from waste management landfills and sewage treatment plants

Polymer Degradation and Stability · 2018 · Vol. 149 · pp. 52–68
Sinosh Skariyachan✉Amulya A. PatilApoorva ShankarMeghna ManjunathNikhil BachappanavarShumaila Kiran
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Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniquesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesLow-density polyethylenePolyethyleneHigh-density polyethylenePolypropyleneFourier transform infrared spectroscopyBiodegradationMaterials scienceNuclear chemistryMesophileScanning electron microscope

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