The problem of plastic waste is forcing a search for a solution, and the amount of recovery from the United States of the University of Queensland has revealed “superworms” that embrace eating them. Control of specific enzymes in the microbes in the gut of worms that convert plastic into energy – so that their hosts even gain weight.
The larvae of the beetle Zophobas morio from the darkling beetle family are found under the name zophobas. They have earned the nickname “superworms” due to their well-developed musculature. The team studied the discovered microbiome of individuals who were fed different foods for 3 days: the first group ate bran, the second – polystyrene, the third was starving. This led to the discovery of differences in their gut microbiota: those who starved and ate polystyrene had less microbial diversity and more opportunistic bacteria. But, despite the fact that food-grade polystyrenes experienced negative effects, they survived and even gained weight, which means they are a way.
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This adds to the list of enzymes that degrade plastic. These include fast-acting enzymes that break down plastic in 24 hours; enzymes that turn plastic into one molecule; enzymes that are embedded in plastic and are decomposed by it; and artificial “super enzymes” that absorb waste.
The team is determined to reproduce the sophobas enzymes, which can be used as a guide for the processing of the lastikastesic line. Next, you need to understand how this process comes to be used on factory.
Source: Tech Cult
