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The enzymes of the start-up company break down the polyethylene terephthalate plastic into its monomers: terephthalic acid as well as ethylene glycol, which themselves can be used directly in existing plants to re-produce the polymer

Plastic recycling with the help of enzymes

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The French biotech start-up company called 'Carbios' succeeded in developing an enzymatic process to recycle the plastic polyethylene terephthalate (Polyethylene terephthalate) back to its component monomers, from which the finished polymer can be produced again
E_coli - breaks down cellulose and turns it into fuel. Figure: US Department of Energy

A bacterium engineered to produce fuel from grasses

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cellulose. Illustration: from Wikipedia

A new process for the production of nanocellulose

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Ronald Holtan, left, and Walter Trahanovsky, both from Iowa State University, have found a new method for making important chemicals from biomass instead of petroleum sources.

A new method for preparing important chemicals from biomass

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Image of Escherichia coli under a scanning electron microscope

Biofuel from bacteria

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