| dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wosten, Han | |
| dc.contributor.author | Klusener, Janieke | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-01T00:00:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-01T00:00:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/43482 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This review looks at biodegradation as a solution to plastic waste, more specifically the issues with mixed plastics. Three fungi are chosen based on their ability to breakdown more than one type of synthetic polymer. Together, these three fungal isolates should be able to degrade all the main types of plastics. The three fungi include Fusarium solani, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, and Cephalosporium sp. Furthermore, the biodegradation pathways for each main type of plastic is discussed. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
| dc.language.iso | EN | |
| dc.subject | Plastic pose serious environmental concerns for terrestrial and marine life, but also for vegetation and human health. The most eco-friendly and low-cost method to breakdown synthetic plastics is bioremediation, more specifically fungi. This literature review focuses on using fungi that breakdown more than one type of polymer, that together degrade the seven main types of plastics. | |
| dc.title | Plastic Degrading Fungi: A solution to overcome the issues of degrading mixed plastics | |
| dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
| dc.subject.courseuu | Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences | |
| dc.thesis.id | 2300 | |
