Biological upcycling of polystyrene into ready-to-use plastic monomers and plastics using metabolically engineered Pseudomonas putida

This study presents a strategy to upcycle PS waste into valuable chemical products, using metabolically engineered Pseudomonas putida KT2440

The persistent accumulation of plastic waste, particularly polystyrene (PS), poses significant environmental challenges because of its extensive use and low…

Full text: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894725092733

Author

Michael Kohlstedt, Fabia Weiland, Samuel Pearson, Devid Hero, Sophia Mihalyi, Laurenz Kramps, Georg Gübitz, Markus Gallei, Aránzazu del Campo, Christoph Wittmann

Source

Science Direct, 2025-09-15.

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Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien gGmbH (INM)
Taros Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG
Universität des Saarlandes
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU)

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