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Biosurfactant Synthesis by Aerobic bacteria that Degrade Synthetic Polyethylene: Screening and Characterization.

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Geeta Diddigi1 & Ramalingappa B2*
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.10.515

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Due to their numerous applications, plastic manufacturing and consumption are rising. Because there is no practical method for properly disposing of plastics, they frequently collect in the environment and constitute a problem. Even banning plastic covers does not stop the production of plastic garbage. This paper presents findings from a preliminary analysis of surface chemistry employing biosurfactants to speed up the biodegradation process. The biodegradation investigation used synthesized biosurfactants from isolated soil bacteria Alcaligenes feacalis. Tween 20 was found to be the hydrocarbon that was most thoroughly emulsified out of all those employed to examine the emulsion of biosurfactants. In this investigation, the percentage weight loss of synthetic polymers was utilized to gauge the degree of biodegradation, and the isolated Alcaligenes feacalis with biosurfactants added showed the maximum weight loss of 22.2%, compared to 13.3% when used alone.

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