An engineered PET depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles

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DepolymerizationPolyesterPolyethylene terephthalateMaterials sciencePet foodEthyleneEnvironmental scienceWaste managementChemistryPolymer chemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryFood science

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 580
Issue: 7802
Pages: 216-219
Citations: 1811
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                                    Vincent Tournier, 
                                
                                    Christopher M. Topham, 
                                
                                    A. Gilles
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            An engineered PET depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles. 
                            Nature
                            , 580
                            (7802)
                            , 216-219.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2149-4
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2149-4