Biological upcycling of conditionally biodegradable plastics: enzymatic depolymerization to microbial valorization and consolidated bioprocessing frameworks

Keywords

Biological upcycling / Enzymatic depolymerization / Conditionally biodegradable plastics / Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) / Circular biomanufacturing

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