{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10"],"submitter":["Poma O"],"pubmed_abstract":["Plastic pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems of this century because most plastics are single-use, and once their useful life is over, they become pollutants, since their decomposition takes approximately 100-400 years. The objective of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) biodegradation by <i>G. mellonella</i> in the district of Pangoa, Junín, Peru. For the development of the study, the <i>G. mellonella</i> was conditioned in three groups of beekeeping residues (beeswax, balanced diet, and wheat bran); after the conditioning stage, the biodegradation treatment was developed, which consisted of placing the <i>G. mellonella</i> in terrariums with the LDPE, the treatments were carried out at three different times (24, 36, and 48 h). To evaluate the efficacy of biodegradation, two analyses were taken into account: the Raman analysis of the low-density polyethylene samples and the weight reduction of the treated LDPE. The results of the Raman analysis indicated that the best treatment was the one applied with <i>G. mellonella</i> conditioned with beeswax, obtaining a wavelength intensity of 0.45 μ.a., while the weight reduction of the LDPE indicated that the best results were given at 36 h and conditioned with beeswax with a reduction of 236.3 mg. In conclusion, the use of <i>G. mellonella</i> for the biodegradation of low-density polyethylene is effective when it is conditioned with beeswax and the treatment is carried out at 36 h."],"journal":["Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology"],"pagination":["915331"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9535396"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Biodegradation of Low-Density Polyethylene-LDPE by the Lepidopteran <i>Galleria Mellonella</i> Reusing Beekeeping Waste."],"pmcid":["PMC9535396"],"pubmed_authors":["Poma O","Fernandez H","Beraun J","Perez Carpio JE","Ricce B","Soria J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Biodegradation of Low-Density Polyethylene-LDPE by the Lepidopteran <i>Galleria Mellonella</i> Reusing Beekeeping Waste.","description":"Plastic pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems of this century because most plastics are single-use, and once their useful life is over, they become pollutants, since their decomposition takes approximately 100-400 years. The objective of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) biodegradation by <i>G. mellonella</i> in the district of Pangoa, Junín, Peru. For the development of the study, the <i>G. mellonella</i> was conditioned in three groups of beekeeping residues (beeswax, balanced diet, and wheat bran); after the conditioning stage, the biodegradation treatment was developed, which consisted of placing the <i>G. mellonella</i> in terrariums with the LDPE, the treatments were carried out at three different times (24, 36, and 48 h). To evaluate the efficacy of biodegradation, two analyses were taken into account: the Raman analysis of the low-density polyethylene samples and the weight reduction of the treated LDPE. The results of the Raman analysis indicated that the best treatment was the one applied with <i>G. mellonella</i> conditioned with beeswax, obtaining a wavelength intensity of 0.45 μ.a., while the weight reduction of the LDPE indicated that the best results were given at 36 h and conditioned with beeswax with a reduction of 236.3 mg. In conclusion, the use of <i>G. mellonella</i> for the biodegradation of low-density polyethylene is effective when it is conditioned with beeswax and the treatment is carried out at 36 h.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2024-10-18T11:22:38.286Z","creation":"2024-10-18T11:22:38.286Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9535396","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36213080"],"doi":["10.3389/fbioe.2022.915331"]}}