Degradation of polyethylene plastic waste by indigenous microbial consortium and fungi

• Main Authors: Fachrul, Melati Ferianita, Rinanti, Astri, Tazkiaturrizki, Tazkiaturrizki, Salmiati, Salmiati, Sunaryo, Thalia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Technology, Universitas Trisakti 2021
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/98401/1/Salmiati2021_DegradationofPolyethylenePlasticWastebyIndigenous.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/98401/; http://dx.doi.org/10.25105/urbanenvirotech.v5i1.10749
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Aim: The aims of this research is to determine the ability of an indigenous microbial consortium to degrade Low Density Polyethylene plastics. The plastic was cut mechanically into 1 x 1 cm2 pieces because the smaller the size of the plastic, the larger the surface area. The samples are input in an...