Table 3.
Reported strains or isolated enzymes in the context of epoxy biodegradation.
| Tested Resin | Applied Biocatalyst(s) | Analytics | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Araldite® LY 5052, Huntsman Corp., The Woodlands, TX, USA EPON™ 815C, Hexion, Columbus, OH, USA |
Rhodococcus rhodochrous
Ochrobactrum anthropi |
Turbidity measurement | [83] |
| BPA-based epoxy, (not specified) | Pseudomonas putida | EIS, SEM, FTIR, Contact angle measurement | [84] |
| Epoxy varnish, (not specified) | Bacillus flexus | EIS, SEM, FTIR | [87] |
| Epoxy and epoxy-silicone blends, (not specified) |
Bacterium Te68R Microbacterium sp. (strain MK3) Pseudomonas putida |
FTIR, TGA | [88] |
| Epoxy resin L + hardener GL21, Suter Kunststoffe, Fraubrunnen, Bern, Switzerland | Ganoderma adspersum | Weight loss, Contact angle measurement, Mechanical testing, FTIR | [89] |
| Epoxy Hercules 3501-6 |
Aspergillus versicolor
Cladosporium cladosporioides |
EIS, SEM, Mechanical testing | [90] |
| Carbon-fiber-reinforced epoxy and glass- and carbon-fiber-reinforced vinyl ester (not specified) |
Thiobacillus ferroxidans
Pseudomonas fluorescens Lactococcus lactis Clostridium acetobutylicum |
SEM, Mechanical testing | [91] |
| Hexflow® RTM-6 model compound N,N-bis(2-hydroxypropyl)-p-toluidine (NNBT) | Unspecific peroxygenases Agrocybe aegerita—PaDa-I Psathyrella aberdarensis—GroGu Marasmius rotula—rMroUPO Psathyrella aberdarensis—PabUPOII |
GC-MS | [92] |
| PU blend with BPA-based epoxy, amine-hardened (not specified) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC 7815, MTCC 7814, PN8A1 | Weight loss, FTIR, TGA, SEM, Mechanical testing | [86] |
| BADGE hardened with Jeffamine D230 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1A00099) | Contact angle measurement, Mechanical testing, FTIR, SEM | [85] |