Rapid biodegradation of plastics by mealworms (larvae of Tenebrio molitor) brings hope to solve wasteplastic pollution
Weimin Wu1, Shanshan Yang1, Anja Malawi Brandon1, Yu Yang2, James Andrew Flanagan3, Han-Qing Fan1, Shen-Yang Cai4, Zhi-Yue Wang1, Ling-Yun Din5, Ning Daliang6, Jun Yang2, Jie Ren4, Hu-Chun Tao5, Debra Phillips7, Nan-Qi Ren8, Jizhong Zhou9, Robert Waymouth3 and Craig S Criddle1, (1)Stanford University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Beihang University, School of Chemistry & Environment, Beijing, China, (3)Stanford University, Chemistry, Stanford, CA, United States, (4)Tongji University, School of Material Science & Engineering, Shanghai, China, (5)Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, School of Environment & Energy, Shenzhen, China, (6)University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Norman, OK, United States, (7)Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, (8)HIT Harbin Institute of Technology, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Harbin, China, (9)University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States
