Bio Innovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics

Project Information

BioICEP

Grant agreement ID: 870292

DOI

10.3030/870292

Project closed

EC signature date 11 October 2019

Start date 1 January 2020

End date 30 June 2024

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Biotechnology

Total cost

€ 6 904 714,25

EU contribution

€ 4 997 789,00

Coordinated by

Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
Ireland

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (85)

Degradation of petroleum-based plastics by microbes and microbial consortia

Author(s): Zhang Tong; Liu Pan; Wang Qian; Liang Quanfeng; Qi Qingsheng
Published in: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 2021, ISSN 1000-3061
Publisher: Kexue Chubaneshe/Science Press
DOI: 10.13345/j.cjb.210399

Assessing the Time Dependence of AOPs on the Surface Properties of Polylactic Acid

Author(s): Charalampia Kalogirou, Oliver Höft, Anna Gödde, Nikolaos Papadimitriou, Pavlos K. Pandis, Christos Argirusis, Georgia Sourkouni
Published in: Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2022, ISSN 1566-2543
Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-022-02608-w

Antimicrobial Active Bioplastics Using Triangular Silver Nanoplate Integrated Polycaprolactone and Polylactic Acid Films

Author(s): Eduardo Lanzagorta Garcia; Olivia A. Attallah; Marija Mojicevic; Declan M. Devine; Margaret Brennan Fournet
Published in: Materials, Issue 14/5/1132, 2021, Page(s) 1132, ISSN 1996-1944
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/ma14051132

Mixta tenebrionis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the plastic-eating mealworm Tenebrio molitor L.

Author(s): Mengli Xia, Jialei Wang, Yi-Xin Huo, Yu Yang
Published in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Issue 70/2, 2020, Page(s) 790-796, ISSN 1466-5026
Publisher: Society for General Microbiology
DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003826

Biodegradation of polyurethane by the microbial consortia enriched from landfill

Author(s): Tianyuan Su, Tong Zhang, Pan Liu, Junling Bian, Yi Zheng, Yingbo Yuan, Qingbin Li, Quanfeng Liang & Qingsheng Qi
Published in: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023, ISSN 0175-7598
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12418-2

A Circular Bioprocess for the Sustainable Conversion of Polyethylene Terephthalate to Muconic Acid with an Engineered Pseudomonas Putida

Author(s): Liu, Pan and Zheng, Yi and Yuan, Yingbo and Zhang, Tong and su, tianyuan and Li, Qingbin and Liang, Quanfeng and Qi, Qingsheng
Published in: SSRN, 2022, ISSN 1556-5068
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6569441

De Novo Biosynthesis of Chlorogenic Acid Using an Artificial Microbial Community

Author(s): Shizhong Li, Chaoning Liang, Guoxia Liu, Jian-Ming Jin*, Yong Tao, and Shuang-Yan Tang
Published in: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2021, ISSN 0021-8561
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c07588

Development of a highly efficient and specific L-theanine synthase

Author(s): Jun Yao, Jing Li, Dandan Xiong, Yuanyuan Qiu, Guizhi Shi, Jian-Ming Jin, Yong Tao & Shuang-Yan Tang
Published in: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020, ISSN 0175-7598
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10482-6

Screening and genome analysis of a Pseudomonas stutzeri that degrades PET monomer terephthalate

Author(s): Liang Quanfeng; Qi Qingsheng; Zheng Yi; Li Qingbin; Zhang Tong; Liu Pan
Published in: Acta Microbiologica Sinica, 2022, ISSN 0001-6209
Publisher: Chinese Academy of Science
DOI: 10.13343/j.cnki.wsxb.20210178

Preface to the special issue: biotechnology of plastic waste degradation and valorization

Author(s): Qi Qingsheng; Su Tianyuan; JIANG Min; Zhou Jie
Published in: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 2023, ISSN 1000-3061
Publisher: Kexue Chubaneshe/Science Press
DOI: 10.13345/j.cjb.230299

Developing a highly efficient hydroxytyrosol whole-cell catalyst by de-bottlenecking rate-limiting steps

Author(s): Jun Yao, Yang He, Nannan Su, Sakshibeedu R. Bharath, Yong Tao, Jian-Ming Jin, Wei Chen, Haiwei Song, Shuang-Yan Tang
Published in: Nature Communications, 2020, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14918-5

A novel Bacillus subtilis BPM12 with high bis(2 hydroxyethyl)terephthalate hydrolytic activity efficiently interacts with virgin and mechanically recycled polyethylene terephthalate

Author(s): Brana Pantelic, Jeovan A. Araujo, Sanja Jeremic, Muhammad Azeem, Olivia A. Attallah, Romanos Siaperas, Marija Mojicevic, Yuanyuan Chen, Margaret Brennan Fournet, Evangelos Topakas, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
Published in: Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2023, ISSN 2352-1864
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2023.103316

Mimicking the enzymatic plant cell wall hydrolysis mechanism for the degradation of polyethylene terephthalate

Author(s): George Taxeidis, Efstratios Nikolaivits, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, and Evangelos Topakas
Published in: Environmental Pollution, 2024, ISSN 0269-7491
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124347

Tenebrionibacter intestinalis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of a novel genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae, isolated from the gut of the plastic-eating mealworm Tenebrio molitor L

Author(s): Lin Hu, Yu Yang
Published in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2022, ISSN 1466-5026
Publisher: Society for General Microbiology
DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005246

Advances in biodegradation of polyolefin plastics

Author(s): Qi Qingsheng; Dian Longyang; Su Tianyuan; YUAN Yingbo; ZHOU Wenkai; Liang Quanfeng
Published in: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 2023, ISSN 1000-3061
Publisher: Kexue Chubaneshe/Science Press
DOI: 10.13345/j.cjb.221024

Biological and physiochemical studies of electrospun polylactid/polyhydroxyoctanoate PLA/P(3HO) scaffolds for tissue engineering applications

Author(s): Solarz, Daria Witko, Tomasz Karcz, Robert Malagurski, Ivana Ponjavic, Marijana Levic, Steva Nesic, Aleksandra Guzik, Maciej Savic, Sanja Nikodinovic-Runic, Jasmina
Published in: RSC Advances, 2023, ISSN 2046-2069
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03021k

Multiple recycling of a PLA/PHB biopolymer blend for sustainable packaging applications: Rheology-morphology, thermal, and mechanical performance analysis

Author(s): Naiara C. Farias, Ian Major, Declan Devine, Margaret Brennan Fournet, Romina Pezzoli, Soheil Farshbaf Taghinezhad, Mohammadnabi Hesabi
Published in: Polymer engineering & science, 2022, ISSN 0032-3888
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/pen.25962

Macro and Micro Routes to High Performance Bioplastics: Bioplastic Biodegradability and Mechanical and Barrier Properties

Author(s): Olivia A. Attallah; Marija Mojicevic; Eduardo Lanzagorta Garcia; Muhammad Azeem; Yuanyuan Chen; Shumayl Asmawi; Margaret Brennan Fournet
Published in: Polymers, Issue 13/13, 2021, Page(s) 2155, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13132155

Rendering Bio-Inert Low Density Polyethylene Amenable For Biodegradation Via Fast High Throughput Reactive Extrusion Assisted Oxidation

Author(s): Pablo Ferrero, Olivia A. Attallah, Miguel Ángel Valera, Ivana Aleksic, Muhammad Azeem, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Margaret Brennan Fournet
Published in: Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2021, ISSN 1572-8919
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1016043/v1

Computational Redesign of a PETase for Plastic Biodegradation under Ambient Condition by the GRAPE Strategy

Author(s): Yinglu Cui, Yanchun Chen, Xinyue Liu, Saijun Dong, Yu’e Tian, Yuxin Qiao, Ruchira Mitra, Jing Han, Chunli Li, Xu Han, Weidong Liu, Quan Chen, Wangqing Wei, Xin Wang, Wenbin Du, Shuangyan Tang, Hua Xiang, Haiyan Liu, Yong Liang, Kendall N. Houk, Bian Wu
Published in: ACS Catalysis, Issue 11/3, 2021, Page(s) 1340-1350, ISSN 2155-5435
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05126

Polyhydroxyalkanoate/Antifungal Polyene Formulations with Monomeric Hydroxyalkanoic Acids for Improved Antifungal Efficiency

Author(s): Marina Pekmezovic; Melina Kalagasidis Krusic; Ivana Malagurski; Jelena Milovanovic; Karolina Stępień; Maciej Guzik; Romina Charifou; Ramesh Babu; Kevin O’Connor; Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
Published in: Antibiotics, 2021, ISSN 2079-6382
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10060737

Cellulosimicrobium composti sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from compost

Author(s): Hu Lin, Xia Mengli, Gao Xi,Yi-XinHuo
Published in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Issue 71/7, 2021, Page(s) 4905, ISSN 1466-5034
Publisher: Microbiology Society
DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004905

Bioconversion of terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol into bacterial cellulose by Komagataeibacter xylinus DSM 2004 and DSM 46604

Author(s): Asiyah Esmail, Ana T. Rebocho, Ana C. Marques, Sara Silvestre, Alexandra Gonçalves, Elvira Fortunato, Cristiana A. V. Torres, Maria A. M. Reis, Filomena Freitas
Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022, ISSN 2296-4185
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.853322

Editorial: Bio-Technological Processes and Enzymes for the Conversion and Valorization of Plastic Wastes

Author(s): Evangelos Topakas, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Qingsheng Qi
Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022, ISSN 2296-4185
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.873068

Biotechnological model for ubiquitous mixed petroleum- and bio-based plastics degradation and upcycling into bacterial nanocellulose

Author(s): Jeovan A. Araujo, George Taxeidis, Everton H. Pereira, Muhammad Azeem, Brana Pantelic, Sanja Jeremic, Marijana Ponjavic, Yuanyuan Chen, Marija Mojicevic, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Evangelos Topakas, Margaret Brennan Fournet
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141025

New Labeled PET Analogues Enable the Functional Screening and Characterization of PET-Degrading Enzymes

Author(s): George Taxeidis, Milica Djapovic, Efstratios Nikolaivits, Veselin Maslak*, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, and Evangelos Topakas
Published in: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2024, ISSN 2168-0485
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c00143

Polyurethane-Degrading Potential of Alkaline Groundwater Bacteria

Author(s): Ciric Milica, Šaraba Vladimir, Budin Clémence, de Boer Tjalf, Nikodinovic-Runic Jasmina
Published in: Microbial Ecology, 2024, ISSN 0095-3628
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-023-02338-z

Valorization of Polyethylene Terephthalate to Muconic Acid by Engineering Pseudomonas Putida

Author(s): Pan Liu,Yi Zheng,Yingbo Yuan,Tong Zhang,Qingbin Li,Quanfeng LiangORCID,Tianyuan Su and Qingsheng Qi
Published in: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, ISSN 1422-0067
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/ijms231910997

Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Biocompatible Bacterial Cellulose Films via Dual Synergistic Action of Curcumin and Triangular Silver Nanoplates

Author(s): Eduardo Lanzagorta Garcia,Marija Mojicevic,Dusan Milivojevic,Ivana Aleksic,Sandra Vojnovic,Milena Stevanovic,James Murray,Olivia Adly Attallah,Declan Devine and Margaret Brennan Fournet
Published in: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, ISSN 1422-0067
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012198

Composite Films of Thermoplastic Starch and CaCl2 Extracted from Eggshells for Extending Food Shelf-Life

Author(s): Jeovan A. Araujo, Yvonne J. Cortese, Marija Mojicevic, Margaret Brennan Fournet, Yuanyuan Chen
Published in: Polysaccharides, Issue 2/3, 2021, Page(s) 677-690, ISSN 2673-4176
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polysaccharides2030041

Fast, High Monomer Yield from Post-consumer Polyethylene Terephthalate via Combined Microwave and Deep Eutectic Solvent Hydrolytic Depolymerization

Author(s): Olivia A. Attallah; Arno Janssens; Muhammad Azeem; Margaret Brennan Fournet
Published in: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Issue 9/50, 2021, Page(s) 17174–17185, ISSN 2168-0485
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c07159

Progressing Plastics Circularity: A Review of Mechano-Biocatalytic Approaches for Waste Plastic (Re)valorization

Author(s): Nikolaivits Efstratios, Pantelic Brana, Azeem Muhammad, Taxeidis George, Babu Ramesh, Topakas Evangelos, Brennan Fournet Margaret, Nikodinovic-Runic Jasmina
Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021, ISSN 2296-4185
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.696040

Construction of cascade circuits for dynamic temporal regulation and its application to PHB production

Author(s): Li, X., Qi, Q. & Liang, Q.
Published in: Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 2023, ISSN 2731-3654
Publisher: BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02416-x

Boosting bacterial nanocellulose production from chemically recycled post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate

Author(s): Everton Henrique Da Silva Pereira, Olivia A. Attallah, Cuneyt Erdinc Tas, Bor Shin Chee, Filomena Freitas, Eduardo Lanzagorta Garcia, Michael A.P. Mc Auliffe, Marija Mojicevic, Maria N. Batista, Maria A.M. Reis, Margaret Brennan Fournet
Published in: Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2023, ISSN 2214-9937
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.susmat.2023.e00784

Exploring the substrate spectrum of phylogenetically distinct bacterial polyesterases

Author(s): Makryniotis K, Nikolaivits E, Taxeidis G, Nikodinovic-Runic J, Topakas E
Published in: Biotehnology Journal, 2024, ISSN 1860-6768
Publisher: Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & CO. KGaA
DOI: 10.1002/biot.202400053

Upcycling Biodegradable PVA/Starch Film to a Bacterial Biopigment and Biopolymer

Author(s): Brana Pantelic; Marijana Ponjavic; Vukasin Jankovic; Ivana Aleksic; Sanja Stevanovic; James Murray; Margaret Brennan Fournet; Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
Published in: Polymers, 2021, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13213692

Engineering an SspB-mediated degron for novel controllable protein degradation

Author(s): Yanyan Lei, Wei Chen, La Xiang, Jieyuan Wu, Zhen Zhen, Jian-Ming Jin, Chaoning Liang, Shuang-Yan Tang
Published in: Metabolic Engineering, 2022, ISSN 1096-7176
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2022.10.013

Investigation of Abortiporus biennis lignocellulolytic toolbox, and the role of laccases in polystyrene degradation

Author(s): Anastasia Zerva, Romanos Siaperas, George Taxeidis, Maria Kyriakidi, Stamatina Vouyiouka, Georgios I. Zervakis, Evangelos Topakas
Published in: Chemosphere, 2022, ISSN 0045-6535
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137338

Brackish Groundwaters Contain Plastic- and Cellulose-Degrading Bacteria

Author(s): Šaraba, Vladimir, Milovanović, Jelena, Nikodinović-Runić, Jasmina, Budin, Clémence, de Boer, Tjalf , Ciric Milica
Published in: Microbial Ecology, 2023, ISSN 0095-3628
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-023-02278-8

Nitrogen Fixation and Diazotrophic Community in Plastic-Eating Mealworms Tenebrio molitor L

Author(s): Yu Yang, Lin Hu, Xiaoxi Li, Jialei Wang, Guishan Jin
Published in: Microbial Ecology, 2022, ISSN 1432-184X
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01930-5

Triangular Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis: Investigating Potential Application in Materials and Biosensing

Author(s): Rodriguez Barroso, L.G.; Lanzagorta Garcia, E.; Mojicevic, M.; Huerta, M.; Pogue, R.; Devine, D.M.; Brennan-Fournet, M.
Published in: Applied Sciences, 2023, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/app13148100

Intestinirhabdus alba gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae, isolated from the gut of plastic-eating larvae of the Coleoptera insect Zophobas atratus

Author(s): Ziyu Xu, Mengli Xia, Yi-Xin Huo, Yu Yang
Published in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Issue 70/9, 2020, Page(s) 4951-4959, ISSN 1466-5026
Publisher: Society for General Microbiology
DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004364

Understanding bioplastic materials - current state and trends

Author(s): Sanja Jeremic, Jelena Milovanovic, Marija Mojicevic, Sanja Skaro-Bogojevic, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
Published in: Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, Issue 00, 2020, Page(s) 51-51, ISSN 0352-5139
Publisher: Documenta Chemica Yugoslavia
DOI: 10.2298/jsc200720051j

Study of PLA pre-treatment, enzymatic and model-compost degradation, and valorization of degradation products to bacterial nanocellulose

Author(s): Georgia Sourkouni, Sanja Jeremić, Charalampia Kalogirou, Oliver Höfft, Marija Nenadovic, Vukasin Jankovic, Divya Rajasekaran, Pavlos Pandis, Ramesh Padamati, Jasmina Nikodinovic‑Runic, Christos Argirusis
Published in: World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023, ISSN 0959-3993
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03605-4

Ultrafast, Optimized Hydrolytic Depolymerization of Polyethylene Terephthalate Using a Dissolution/Degradation Approach

Author(s): Olivia A. Attallah, Arno Janssens, Muhamad Azeem, Margaret Brennan Fournet
Published in: Chemistry Proceedings, 2022, ISSN 2673-4583
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/eccs2021-11111

Development of Optogenetic Dual-Switch System for Rewiring Metabolic Flux for Polyhydroxybutyrate Production

Author(s): Wang S, Luo Y, Jiang W, Li X, Qi Q, Liang Q
Published in: Molecules, 2022, ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030617

Color Stability Enhancement of Curcumin Bioplastic Films using Natural Hybrid Fillers of Montmorillonite and Revalorized Cellulose

Author(s): Jeovan A. Araujo, Muhammad Azeem, Chaitra Venkatesh, Marija Mojicevic, Margaret Brennan Fournet, Olivia A. Attallah
Published in: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, ISSN 2168-0485
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01466

Development of nystatin-based antifungal, biodegradable polymer composite materials for food packaging via. melt processing approach

Author(s): Rituparna Duarah, Ivana Aleksic, Dusan Milivojevic, Saranya Rameshkumar, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Ramesh Babu Padamati
Published in: Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2023, ISSN 0021-8995
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/app.54663

Acinetobacter entericus sp. nov., isolated from the gut of plastic-eating insect larvae Zophobas atratus

Author(s): Xuena Dong and Yu Yang
Published in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2023, ISSN 1466-5026
Publisher: Society for General Microbiology
DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006006

All Green Microwave Assisted 99% Depolymerisation of Polyethylene Terephthalate into Value Added Products via Glycerol Pre-treatment and Hydrolysis Reaction

Author(s): Muhammad, Azeem; Olivia, A. Attallah; Cuneyt, Erdinc Tas; Margaret, Brennan Fournet
Published in: Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2023, ISSN 1566-2543
Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-023-02979-8

Triggering and identifying the polyurethane and polyethylene-degrading machinery of filamentous fungi secretomes

Author(s): Taxeidis G, Nikolaivits E, Siaperas R, Gkountela C, Vouyiouka S, Pantelic B, Nikodinovic-Runic J, Topakas E. 
Published in: Environmental Pollution 2023 , 2023, ISSN 0269-7491
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7767083

Proteomic examination of polyester-polyurethane degradation by Streptomyces sp. PU10: Diverting polyurethane intermediates to secondary metabolite production

Author(s): Brana Pantelic, Romanos Siaperas, Clémence Budin, Tjalf de Boer, Evangelos Topakas, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
Published in: Microbial Biotechnology, 2024, ISSN 1751-7907
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14445

Biodegradation and mineralization of polystyrene by plastic-eating superworms Zophobas atratus

Author(s): Yu Yang, Jialei Wang, Mengli Xia
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, Issue 708, 2020, Page(s) 135233, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135233

A Review on Biological Synthesis of the Biodegradable Polymers Polyhydroxyalkanoates and the Development of Multiple Applications

Author(s): Dalton Bryan; Bhagabati Purabi; De Micco Jessica; Babu Padamati Ramesh; O'Connor Kevin
Published in: Catalysts, 2022, ISSN 2073-4344
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/catal12030319

Discovery of a polyesterase from Deinococcus maricopensis and comparison to the benchmark LCCICCG suggests high potential for semi- crystalline post-consumer PET degradation

Author(s): Konstantinos Makryniotis; Efstratios Nikolaivits; Christina Gkountela; Stamina Vouyiouka; Evangelos Topakas
Published in: Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023, ISSN 0304-3894
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131574

Metabolic engineering for improved curcumin biosynthesis in Escherichia coli

Author(s): Jieyuan Wu, Wei Chen, Yutong Zhang, Xuanxuan Zhang, Jian-Ming Jin*, and Shuang-Yan Tang
Published in: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2020, ISSN 0021-8561
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04276

Novel cinnamic acid-based PET derivatives as quorum sensing modulators

Author(s): S Skaro Bogojevic, D Perminova, J Jaksic, M Milcic, V Medakovic, J Milovanovic, J Nikodinovic-Runic, V Maslak
Published in: Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024, ISSN 0022-2860
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.137291

Novel Transaminase and Laccase from Streptomyces spp. Using Combined Identification Approaches

Author(s): Erica E. Ferrandi; Jelena Spasic; Lidija Djokic; Yevhen Vainshtein; Ramsankar Senthamaraikannan; Sandra Vojnovic; Christian Grumaz; Daniela Monti; Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
Published in: Catalysts, 2021, ISSN 2073-4344
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/catal11080919

End-of-Life of Composite Materials in the Framework of the Circular Economy

Author(s): Chatziparaskeva, Georgia, Iliana Papamichael, Irene Voukkali, Pantelitsa Loizia, Georgia Sourkouni, Christos Argirusis, and Antonis A. Zorpas
Published in: Microplastics, 2022, ISSN 2673-8929
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
DOI: 10.3390/microplastics1030028

Microbial Degradation and Valorization of Plastic Wastes

Author(s): Jiakang Ru, Yixin Huo, Yu Yang
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 11, 2020, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00442

Microbial degradation of polyethylene (chinese)

Author(s): WANG Jia-Lei HUO Yi-Xin YANG Yu
Published in: Microbiology China, 2020, ISSN 0253-2654
Publisher: Chinese Society for Microbiology
DOI: 10.13344/j.microbiol.china.200484

Characterization of the Thermostable Biosurfactant Produced by Burkholderia thailandensis DSM 13276

Author(s): Cátia V. Gil, Ana Teresa Rebocho, Asiyah Esmail, Chantal Sevrin, Christian Grandfils, Cristiana A. V. Torres, Maria A. M. Reis and Filomena Freitas
Published in: Polymers, 2022, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14102088

Bacillus and Streptomyces spp. as hosts for production of industrially relevant enzymes

Author(s): Sandra Vojnovic, Ivana Aleksic, Tatjana Ilic‐Tomic, Milena Stevanovic, Jasmina Nikodinovic‐Runic
Published in: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2024, ISSN 0175-7598
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12900-x

Progressing Ultragreen, Energy-Efficient Biobased Depolymerization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) via Microwave-Assisted Green Deep Eutectic Solvent and Enzymatic Treatment

Author(s): Olivia A. Attallah, Muhammad Azeem, Efstratios Nikolaivits, Evangelos Topakas, Margaret Brennan Fournet
Published in: Polymers, Issue 14/1, 2021, Page(s) 109, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14010109

Myroides albus sp. nov., isolated from the gut of plastic-eating larvae of the coleopteran insect Zophobas atratus

Author(s): Mengli Xia, Lin Hu, Yi-Xin Huo, Yu Yang
Published in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Issue 70/10, 2020, Page(s) 5460-5466, ISSN 1466-5026
Publisher: Society for General Microbiology
DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004429

Triangular Silver Nanoplates as a Bioanalytical Tool: Potential COVID-19 Detection

Author(s): Rodriguez Barroso, L.G.; Lanzagorta Garcia, E.; Mojicevic, M.; Alkan Tas, B.; Huerta, M.; Pogue, R.; Devine, D.M.; Brennan-Fournet, M.
Published in: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, ISSN 1422-0067
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/ijms241511974

Upcycling of PET oligomers from chemical recycling processes to PHA by microbial co-cultivation

Author(s): Pan Liu, Yi Zheng, Yingbo Yuan, Yuanfei Han, Tianyuan Su, Qingsheng Qi
Published in: Waste Management, 2023, ISSN 0956-053X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2023.08.048

Unique Raoultella species isolated from petroleum contaminated soil degrades polystyrene and polyethylene

Author(s): Yingbo Yuan, Pan Liu, Yi Zheng, Qingbin Li, Junling Bian, Quanfeng Liang, Tianyuan Su, Longyang Dian, Qingsheng Qi
Published in: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023, ISSN 0147-6513
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115232

Key Points of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for Wastewater, Organic Pollutants and Pharmaceutical Waste Treatment: A Mini Review

Author(s): Pavlos K. Pandis; Charalampia Kalogirou; Eirini Kanellou; Christos Vaitsis; Maria G. Savvidou; Georgia Sourkouni; Antonis A. Zorpas; Christos Argirusis
Published in: ChemEngineering, 2022, ISSN 2305-7084
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering6010008

Bacterial nanocellulose as green support of platinum nanoparticles for effective methanol oxidation

Author(s): Marijana Ponjavic, Sanja Stevanovic, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Sanja Jeremic, Vladan R. Cosovic, Vesna Maksimovic
Published in: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022, ISSN 0141-8130
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.10.278

Study on the influence of advanced treatment processes on the surface properties of polylactic acid for a bio-based circular economy for plastics

Author(s): Georgia Sourkouni, Charalampia Kalogirou, Philipp Moritz, Anna Gödde, Pavlos K. Pandis, Oliver Höfft, Stamatina Vouyiouka, Antonis A. Zorpasd, Christos Argirusis
Published in: Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, Issue 76, 2021, ISSN 1350-4177
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105627

Triggering and identifying the polyurethane and polyethylene-degrading machinery of filamentous fungi secretomes

Author(s): Taxeidis G, Nikolaivits E, Siaperas R, Gkountela C, Vouyiouka S, Pantelic B, Nikodinovic-Runic J, Topakas E. 
Published in: Environ Pollut. 2023 , 2023, ISSN 0269-7491
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121460

Characterization of bacterial cellulose produced by Komagataeibacter xylinus strains grown in styrene/ glucose mixtures

Author(s): Asiyah Esmail, Cristiana A. V. Torres, Paloma Ortiz‑Albo, Ana C. Marques, Alexandra Gonçalves, Luísa A. Neves, Joana V. Pinto, Maria A. M. Reis and Filomena Freitas
Published in: Cellulose, 2023, ISSN 0969-0239
Publisher: Blackie Academic & Professional
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-023-05559-0

Synthesis and characterization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) precursors and potential degradation products: Toxicity study and application in discovery of novel PETases

Author(s): Milica Djapovic; Dusan Milivojevic; Tatjana Ilic-Tomic; Marija Lješević; Efstratios Nikolaivits; Evangelos Topakas; Veselin Maslak; Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
Published in: Chemosphere, 2021, ISSN 0045-6535
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4592133

Exploring Microorganisms from Plastic-Polluted Sites: Unveiling Plastic Degradation and PHA Production Potential

Author(s): Herrera, D.A.G.; Mojicevic, M.; Pantelic, B.; Joshi, A.; Collins, C.; Batista, M.; Torres, C.; Freitas, F.; Murray, P.; Nikodinovic-Runic, J.; et al.
Published in: Microorganisms, 2023, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11122914

Targeting Bacterial Nanocellulose Properties through Tailored Downstream Techniques

Author(s): Da Silva Pereira, E.H.; Mojicevic, M.; Tas, C.E.; Lanzagorta Garcia, E.; Brennan Fournet, M.
Published in: Polymers, 2024, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/polym16050678

"Designing glucose utilization ""highway"" for recombinant biosynthesis"

Author(s): Xuanxuan Zhang, Yufeng Cao, Ying Liu, Yanyan Lei, Ruixue Zhai, Wei Chen, Guizhi Shi, Jian-Ming Jin, Chaoning Liang, Shuang-Yan Tang
Published in: Metabolic Engineering, 2023, ISSN 1096-7176
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2023.06.016

A polyesterase from the Antarctic bacterium Moraxella sp. degrades highly crystalline synthetic polymers

Author(s): Efstratios Nikolaivits, George Taxeidis, Christina Gkountela, Stamatina Vouyiouka, Veselin Maslak, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Evangelos Topakas
Published in: Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, ISSN 0304-3894
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128900

Synthesis and characterization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) precursors and potential degradation products:Toxicity study and application in discovery of novel PETases

Author(s): Milica Djapovic, Dusan Milivojevic,Tatjana Ilic-Tomic, Marija Lješević, Efstratios Nikolaivits, Evangelos Topakas, Veselin Maslak, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
Published in: Chemosphere, 2021, ISSN 0045-6535
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130005

Production of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and Factors Impacting Its Chemical and Mechanical Characteristics

Author(s): Blaithín McAdam, Margaret Brennan Fournet, Paul McDonald, Marija Mojicevic
Published in: Polymers, Issue 12/12, 2020, Page(s) 2908, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: Polymers
DOI: 10.3390/polym12122908

Potential one-step strategy for PET degradation and PHB biosynthesis through co-cultivation of two engineered microorganisms

Author(s): Pan Liu; Tong Zhang; Yi Zheng; Qingbin Li; Tianyuan Su; Qingsheng Qi
Published in: Engineering Microbiology, Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 2667-3703
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.engmic.2021.100003

Biodegradation of vulcanized rubber by a gut bacterium from plastic-eating mealworms

Author(s): Xiaotao, Cheng; Mengli, Xia; Yu, Yang
Published in: Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023, ISSN 0304-3894
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130940

Ultrafast 99% Polyethylene terephthalate depolymerization into value added monomers using sequential glycolysis-hydrolysis under microwave irradiation

Author(s): Muhammad Azeem, Margaret Brennan Fournet, Olivia A.Attallah
Published in: Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2022, ISSN 1878-5352
Publisher: King Saud University
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103903

Whole-Cell Biosensors Aid Exploration of Vanillin Transmembrane Transport

Author(s): Xuanxuan Zhang, Yang He, Zhe Wu, Guoxia Liu, Yong Tao, Jian-Ming Jin*, Wei Chen, and Shuang-Yan Tang
Published in: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2021, ISSN 0021-8561
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c07886

A circular bioprocess for the sustainable conversion ofpolyethylene terephthalate to muconic acid with anengineered Pseudomonas putida

Author(s): Liu, Pan and Zheng, Yi and Yuan, Yingbo and Zhang, Tong and su, tianyuan and Li, Qingbin and Liang, Quanfeng and Qi, Qingsheng
Published in: SSNR, 2022, ISSN 1556-5068
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4110033

Conference proceedings (1)

Discovery and Biochemical Characterization of a Novel Polyesterase for the Degradation of Synthetic Plastics

Author(s): Efstratios Nikolaivits, Evangelos Topakas, Phaedra Dimopoulou, Veselin Maslak, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
Published in: Proceedings of 1st International Electronic Conference on Catalysis Sciences, 2020, Page(s) 7572
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/eccs2020-07572