US EditionCommon Bacteria Can Turn Plastic Bottles Into the Painkiller Acetaminophen/Paracetamol
SCOTLAND, JUL 14 – Engineered bacteria converted 92% of PET plastic into a chemical precursor for acetaminophen without carbon emissions, offering a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-based production.
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Common Bacteria Can Turn Plastic Bottles into the Painkiller Acetaminophen/Paracetamol
Scientists in Scotland recently engineered bacteria to be able to turn plastic into a precursor to the painkiller acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol. Though far from scalable at the moment, the reaction nevertheless underpins a potential starting point for greener production and recycling systems, as acetaminophen is produced with fossil fuels, and plastic pollutes the […] The post Common Bacteria Can Turn Plastic Bottles into the Painkill…
Scientists turn plastic waste into pain medicine
Researchers have devised a way to make a commonly used pain and fever reduction medication from plastic waste. Yes, you read that right. They used genetically engineered microbes to transform a molecule obtained from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into paracetamol. Also known as acetaminophen, paracetamol is the active ingredient in widely available over-the-counter pain and fever reduction medicines, sold under brand names like Tyleno…
The recycling and recovery of plastic waste is a major ecological problem. To this end, researchers at Edinburgh University have just succeeded in transforming PET plastic into paracetamol, thanks to a bacterium.
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