Degradation of polypropylene using fungal enzyme as a sustainable approach to management plastic waste

• Main Authors: Ong, Ghim Hock, Wong, Kok Kee, Rowan Diaaeldin Ahmed Hussein Ahmed, K’ng, Joelene Zi Ying, Wong, Rui Rui, Loh, Khye Er, Tawatchai Tanee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23989/1/MAD%209.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23989/; https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/issue/view/59
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Polypropylene (PP) is a major environmental problem in Malaysia because it has been ranked the 28th highest plastic polluter in the world (at 56kg per capita per year) in 2021. Landfilling is one of the most common ways of dealing with plastic because leachate may cause increased probability of canc...