Plastic decomposition
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
- December 26, 2020
At Ben Gurion University, they are researching a simpler and more environmentally friendly way to recycle PET (Polyethylene terephthalate), a common type of plastic used, among other things, to produce soft drink bottles: biological decomposition by bacteria that are able to break down polyethylene (a polymer consisting of a long chain of ethylene subunits connected to each other in chemical bonds).