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NREL, UK University Partner To Dive Deeper Into How Enzymes Digest Plastic – GlobeNewswire

Golden, CO, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A collaboration between scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory…

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Golden, CO, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A collaboration between scientists at the U.S. Department of Energys National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom, and other partners has yielded further insight into the workings of plastic-eating enzymes.
The research determined two synergistic enzymesPETase and MHETasework effectively in tandem to break down polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is a type of plastic used to make single-use beve…

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