Exploitable results Exploitable results – Pilot scale pre-treatments to improve the potential of plastic degradation mechanisms Result descriptionNew, pilot-scale thermal, O3-, gamma- and UV-based pretreatments lowering molecular weight and improving bioavailability and biodegradability of polyethylene (PE; and its variants Low Density PE - LDPE - and Linear Low Density PE - LLDPE), polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) plastics. Result type* exploitable scientific result Link to result References Exploitable results – New understanding of the potential of fungi and bacteria to degrade plastics Result descriptionBiodegradation potential and specificity towards polyethylene (PE; and its variants Low Density PE - LDPE - and Linear Low Density PE - LLDPE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polystyrene (PS) plastic films and their additives by newly enriched/isolated, naturally-occurring bacteria and fungi obtained from plastic waste from landfills, industrial sites, composting and anaerobic digestion facilities as well as from the Aegean and the Northern seas. Result type* exploitable scientific result Link to result References Exploitable results – Scientific understanding to develop tailored mechanisms to degrade plastics Result descriptionDegradation mechanisms and potential towards polyethylene (PE; and its variants Low Density PE - LDPE - and Linear Low Density PE - LLDPE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polystyrene (PS) plastic films and their additives by newly enriched/isolated, naturally-occurring bacteria and fungi obtained from plastic waste coming from landfills, industrial sites, composting and anaerobic digestion facilities as well as from the Aegean and the Northern seas. The mineralization of PS by Penicillium variabile was demonstrated using 14C-labelled PS. Result type* Scientific Publication Link to result References Exploitable results – Pilot scale biological and hybird physical/chemical-biological processes to biodegrade plastics Result descriptionPilot-scale biological or hybrid chemical/physical-biological processes for the degradation of polyethylene (PE; and its variants Low Density PE - LDPE - and Linear Low Density PE - LLDPE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polystyrene (PS) films. Remarkable biodegradation rate and extents were observed on PVC and, to less extents, on PE (LDPE, LLDPE) and PP plastic films. Result type* exploitable scientific result Link to result References Exploitable results – Novel plastic-degrading bacteria/fungi Result descriptionNovel robust bacteria and fungi able to partially degrade/transform films of plastics of polyethylene (PE)(5 cultures), polypropylene (PP)(5 cultures), polyvinyl chloride (PVC)(14 cultures) and polystyrene (PS) (1 cultures) as well as some of their additives (3-4 cultures). Result type* product Link to result References Exploitable results – Site-specific measures for mitigating plastic pollution in the Aegean Sea Result descriptionSite-specific measures for mitigating plastic pollution and improving the environmental status of Aegean Sea. Result type* guidelines/standards Link to result References Exploitable results – Lab- and pilot-scale bioaugmentation protocols to improve native biodegradation of plastics under actual site terrestial and marine conditions Result descriptionLab and pilot-scale bioaugmentation protocols for intensifying (micro) plastics biodegradation in soils, composting/anaerobic waste treatment facilities and marine environments. Some protocols displayed limited or no bioremediation enhancements but the protocols developed for assessing the activity deserve scientific and technological interest. Result type* RTD protocol/technical manual Link to result References Searching for OpenAIRE data... There was an error trying to search data from OpenAIRE No results available
