This newly created enzyme proved superior at breaking down PET plastics at temperatures between 30 and 50 °C (86 and 122 °F) and at a range of pH levels.

Scientists have created a mutant bacterial enzyme that not only breaks down plastic bottles in hours, but the leftover material is good enough to be recycled into high-quality new bottles.

Scientists have accidentally created a "mutant enzyme" that can break down plastic. Streetwise Cycle/Wikimedia Commons. In 2016, after spending five years searching through piles of waste ...

A new enzyme developed by researchers in Texas has raised hopes of a viable method to break down and recycle some of the millions of tons of waste plastic polluting the Earth.

Scientists have created a new “super enzyme” that can break down plastic up to six times faster than their previous enzyme. A team of researchers that previously re-engineered a plastic-eating ...

AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics Enzyme mechanisms can be complex, and getting them to work is tricky. John Timmer – Feb 14, 2025 11:47 am ...