Biotechnological methods to remove microplastics: a review

Uttpal Anand; Satarupa Dey; Elza Bontempi; Serena Ducoli; A. Dick Vethaak; Abhijit Dey; Stefania Federici

doi:10.1007/s10311-022-01552-4

Biotechnological methods to remove microplastics: a review

Uttpal Anand, Satarupa Dey, Elza Bontempi, Serena Ducoli, A. Dick Vethaak, Abhijit Dey, Stefania Federici

Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research

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Abstract

Microplastics pollution is major threat to ecosystems and is impacting abiotic and biotic components. Microplastics are diverse and highly complex contaminants that transport other contaminants and microbes. Current methods to remove microplastics include biodegradation, incineration, landfilling, and recycling. Here we review microplastics with focus on sources, toxicity, and biodegradation. We discuss the role of algae, fungi, bacteria in the biodegradation, and we present biotechnological methods to enhance degradation, e.g., gene editing tools and bioinformatics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1787-1810
Number of pages	24
Journal	Environmental Chemistry Letters
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-022-01552-4
State	Published - 1 Jun 2023

Keywords

Biodegradation
Biotechnological interventions
CRISPR
Incineration
Microplastic degrading microorganisms
Microplastics
Synthetic biology

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Environmental Chemistry

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