From Northwestern Now:

Now, a Northwestern University-led team has provided the basis for a technique to enhance the effects of an enzyme that breaks down polyester — the plastic used to make soda bottles and inexpensive clothing (and commercially termed PET) — into its fundamental parts, a development that could help engineers develop solutions for removing microplastics from rivers and oceans.

Their findings will be published the week of March 21 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and will drive breakthroughs in biotechnology, bioremediation and medicine.

Read the rest of the article here: Upcyling polyester could reduce plastic waste – Northwestern Now