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Fungi, isolated from coastal water of Karachi were subject to grow in the medium containing polyethylene bags only carbon source. Weight loss, strum test, Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy spectroscope and scanning electron microscope were performed for, the evidence that the Aspergillus nigar and Penicillium spp. utilized polyethylene as the sole source of carbon. Penicillium spp. was able to degrade polyethylene (30%) more effectively than Aspergillus niger (19%). Further confirmation of plastic utilization was monitored by strum production, 0.833 and 0.985 g/L of CO2 by Aspergillus niger and Penicillium spp., respectively. The results of attenuated total reflectance fourier transform infrared analysis showed a major observance bands at various frequencies after cultivation with fungal stains indicates some of the bond chains are degraded. Scanning electron microscopy images of surface cracking, attachment of microbes and hole formation can be clearly seen, Strum test and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy provides the solid evidence of degradation. These findings showed that the fungal species can be used as a solution for polyethylene degradation.
Asia Neelam, Omm-e- Hany. (2019) FUNGAL DEGRADATION OF POLYETHYLENE BAG ISOLATED FROM COASTAL ENVIRONMENT , , Volume 16, Issue 3.
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