A New Esterase from Thermobifida halotolerans Hydrolyses Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Polylactic Acid (PLA).docVIP

Polymers 2012, 4, 617-629; doi:10.3390/polym4010617 OPEN ACCESS polymers ISSN 2073-4360 /journal/polymers Article A New Esterase from Thermobifida halotolerans Hydrolyses Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Polylactic Acid (PLA) Doris Ribitsch 1, Enrique Herrero Acero 1,*, Katrin Greimel 1, Anita Dellacher 1,2, Sabine Zitzenbacher 1, Annemarie Marold 1, Rosario Diaz Rodriguez 3, Georg Steinkellner 1, Karl Gruber 1,4, Helmut Schwab 1,2 and Georg M. Guebitz 1,3 1 ACIB GmbH, Petersgasse 14, A-8010 Graz, Austria; E-Mails: doris.ribitsch@acib.at (D.R.); Katrin.Greimel@acib.at (K.G.); ani