Table 3. Comparative polymer degradation percentage of isolated Acinetobacter sp., E. coli, and Brevibacillus sp. by bacterial growing cells after 72 hours of incubation.
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Name of polymers Samples |
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Degradation percentage (%) Mean ± SD |
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Acinetobacter sp. |
E. coli |
Brevibacillus sp. |
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Maleic acid propane-1,2 diol glycerol co-polyester (P-1) |
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97.87±1.13 |
96.90±2.71 |
95.25±1.20 |
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Maleic acid phthalic acid propane-1,2 diol glycerol co-polyester (P-2) |
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89.15±4.50 |
94.09±1.49 |
92.86±1.21
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Maleic acid phthalic acid butan-1,4 diol glycerol co-polyester (P-3) |
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77.95±1.90
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87.86±3.12
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82.12±5.35
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Phthalic acid succinic acid propane-1,2 diol glycerol co-polyester (P-4) |
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75.75±1.81
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93.47±2.03
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83.50±8.86
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Phthalic acid succinic acid buten-1,4 diol glycerol co-polyester (P-5) |
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73.90±4.70
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78.91±4.00
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77.77±0.96
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