Sharanya Revikrishnan

Ms. Sharanya Revikrishnan

M.TECH
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 January 2022 in Applied Sciences
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LPLucrezia Pardi-Comensoli
Lucrezia Pardi-Comensoli
MTMauro Tonolla
Mauro Tonolla
ACAndrea Colpo
Andrea Colpo
ZPZuzanna Palczewska
Zuzanna Palczewska
SRSharanya Revikrishnan
Sharanya Revikrishnan
MBMichel Barbezat
Michel Barbezat
The objective of this project is evaluating the potential of microbes (fungi and bacteria) for the depolymerization of epoxy, aiming at the development of a circular management of natural resources for epoxy in a long-term prospective. For depolymerization, epoxy samples were incubated for 1, 3, 6 and 9 months in soil microcosms inoculated with Ganoderma adspersum. Contact angle data revealed a reduction in the hydrophobicity induced by the fungus. Environmental scanning electron microscopy on epoxy samples incubated for more than 3 years in microbiological water revealed abundant microbiota. This comprised microbes of different sizes and shapes. The fungi Trichoderma harzianum and Aspergillus calidoustus, as well as the bacteria Variovorax sp. and Methyloversatilis discipulorum, were isolated from this environment. Altogether, these results suggest that microbes are able to colonize epoxy surfaces and, most probably, also partially depolymerize them. This could open promising opportunities for the study of new metabolisms potentially able depolymerize epoxy materials.