BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 3

Microbial degradation of polypropylene.

1Krishna Institute of Allied Sciences, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Deemed-University, Karad

2(Formerly known as Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed-to-be University) Maharashtra, India

*Email: shaguftashaikh8022@gmail.com

Online published on 17 October, 2024.

Abstract

Polypropylene is one of the microplastics. Microbial degradation of polypropylene is safe and convenient process. During present study the bacterial species responsible for plastic degradation were isolated from sea water. The isolated bacteria were screened and evaluated for degradation of plastic by weight loss method and SEM analysis. The isolate having potential of polypropylene degradation was identified as Stenotrophomonas sp.

Keywords

Polypropylene, Degradation, Microorganisms, Evaluation