Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Book Chapter Book Chapter Faculty Publications- Book Chapter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Microalgae: a promising tool for plastic degradation Subject The topic of the resource Biodegradable; disposal; hazardous; microalgae; polyethylene; polymers; Spirulina Description An account of the resource The use of plastics in the present-day routine is an unavoidable part of human life. It is posing a global environmental threat due to its never-ending accumulation. Complete disposal of plastics is a major problem, and for their complete degradation an effective solution or method has not been discovered yet. However, in order to turn to a biological approach for coping with the ever-increasing fear of plastic aggregation and decay, the development of a methodology would be useful for posterity. To eliminate plastic wastes, two scenarios exist: produce biodegradable plastics from renewable materials or fossil fuels as building blocks, such as hydrobiodegradable/oxo-biodegradable; or find appropriate microalgae and their toxins for the development of a protocol to effectively biodegrade the plastics. Just as biodegradation of plastics is a constructive option, as they are eco-friendly with not much harm done to the environment, the development of biodegradable plastic is also equally effective. Some of the algae that are isolated from the plastic wastes are green-algae, blue-green algae, diatoms, etc. Polyethylene is basically carbon and hydrogen polymer, which is exceptionally resistant to biodegradation (less than 0.5% over 100 years), whose degradation is dependent mainly on moisture, light, and temperature. The most used types of plastics like polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene are a major threat as they are used in the manufacture of bottles, fibers, packing materials, etc. The degradation or disposal of these plastics is leading to their conversion into microsized particles which is further leading to harm to the environment, mainly when these microplastics interact with microalgae like Spirulina. However, landfill, incineration, and chemical methods are some of the conventional methods for polyethylene disposal that are fatal to the environment as they cause hazardous effects on flora and fauna. 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paladhi A.G.; Vallinayagam S.; Rajendran S.; Rathinam V.; Sharma V.K. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Microbes and Microbial Biotechnology for Green Remediation, pp. 575-587. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90452-0.00049-9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90452-0.00049-9</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85138897687&amp;doi=10.1016%2FB978-0-323-90452-0.00049-9&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e6385021bb017c643e9bcb0b73c06b73" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85138897687&amp;doi=10.1016%2fB978-0-323-90452-0.00049-9&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e6385021bb017c643e9bcb0b73c06b73</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISBN: 978-032390452-0; 978-032390453-7 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book chapter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Paladhi A.G., Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Vallinayagam S., Department of Biotechnology, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, Sivakasi, India; Rajendran S., Department of Biotechnology, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, Sivakasi, India; Rathinam V., Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, P.S.R Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, Sivakasi, India; Sharma V.K., Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Haryana, Haryana, Mahendergarh, India