Current biotechnologies on depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and repolymerization of reclaimed monomers from PET for bio-upcycling: A critical review

Engineering & Materials Science

• Depolymerization 100%
• Polyethylene terephthalates 83%
• Biotechnology 83%
• Monomers 76%
• Hydrolases 20%
• Hydrolysis 6%
• Microorganisms 6%
• Ecosystems 5%
• Recycling 5%
• Degradation 3%

Chemical Compounds

• Depolymerization 71%
• Biotechnology 67%
• Monomer 38%
• Ecosystem 8%
• Recycling 6%
• Metabolic 5%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• biotechnology 70%
• circular economy 27%
• product 20%
• hydrolysis 19%
• recycling 16%
• degradation 14%
• ecosystem 12%
• material 8%
• rate 7%