Colonization and degradation of thermally oxidized high-density polyethylene by aspergillus niger (ITCC No. 6052) isolated from plastic waste dumpsite

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 69-76

  Mathur, Garima ^a,b   Mathur, Ashwani ^b   Prasad, Ramasare ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; biodegradation; biofilm; high density polyethylene (HDPE); scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOFILM FORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FUNGAL HYPHAE; FUNGAL ISOLATES; FUNGAL STRAINS; HIGH CELL SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; PLASTIC MATERIALS; PLASTIC WASTES; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; THERMALLY OXIDIZED;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; CELL MEMBRANES; DEGRADATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 79957600136     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889868.2011.570281     Document Type: Article

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