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Mixed polyamide and polyester upcycling via chemical autoxidation and engineered Pseudomonas putida

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Optimization of PET depolymerization for enhanced terephthalic acid recovery from commercial PET and post consumer PET-bottles via low-temperature alkaline hydrolysis

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Funneling lignin hydrolysates into β-ketoadipic acid by engineered Pseudomonas putida KT2440

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Efficient biological funneling of lignin into 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid via electrocatalytic depolymerization and genetically engineered Pseudomonas putida KT2440

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Efficient biodegradation and upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate mediated by cell-factories

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Co-consumption for plastics upcycling: A perspective

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Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates From Sucrose by Recombinant Pseudomonas putida KT2440

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Polyester-derived monomers as microbial feedstocks: Navigating the landscape of polyester upcycling

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Construction of microbial systems for polyethylene terephthalate degradation

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Bio-upcycling PET waste: Advances in enzymatic hydrolysis and biosynthesis of value-added products

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Mechanisms and high-value applications of phthalate isomers degradation pathways in bacteria

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Genetically engineered Escherichia coli: The new recyclers of PET plastic waste

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Efficient hydrogen evolution from Amberlyst-15 mediated hydrolysis of ammonia borane under mild conditions

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Current state and sustainable management of waste polyethylene terephthalate bio-disposal: enzymatic degradation to upcycling

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