Microbial assisted High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) degradation

Mohan, A J; Sekhar, V C; Bhaskar, T; Nampoothiri, K M

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dc.contributor.author	Mohan, A J
dc.contributor.author	Sekhar, V C
dc.contributor.author	Bhaskar, T
dc.contributor.author	Nampoothiri, K M
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-05T09:59:06Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-05T09:59:06Z
dc.date.issued	2016-08
dc.identifier.citation	Bioresource Technology; 213: 204-207	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852416303066?via%3Dihub
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/4830
dc.description.abstract	The efficacy of newly isolated Pseudomonas and Bacillus strains to degrade brominated High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) was investigated. Viability of these cultures while using e-plastic as sole carbon source was validated through Triphenyl Tetrazolium Chloride (TTC). Four days incubation of HIPS emulsion with Bacillus spp. showed 94% reduction in turbidity and was 97% with Pseudomonas spp. Confirmation of degradation was concluded by HPLC, NMR, FTIR, TGA and weight loss analysis. NMR spectra of the degraded film revealed the formation of aliphatic carbon chain with bromine and its release. FTIR analysis of the samples showed a reduction in Csingle bondH, Cdouble bondO and Cdouble bondN groups. Surface changes in the brominated HIPS film was visualized through SEM analysis. Degradation with Bacillus spp showed a weight loss of 23% (w/w) of HIPS film in 30 days.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Elsevier	en_US
dc.subject	High Impact Polystyrene	en_US
dc.subject	pseudomonas species	en_US
dc.subject	bacillus species	en_US
dc.subject	methyl bromine	en_US
dc.title	Microbial assisted High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) degradation	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US