压电驱动的生物催化将废弃聚酯升级为甲烷燃料的低碳平台

Lu Chen ,  Xiaoqiang An ,  Yuan Wen ,  Shunan Zhao ,  Huijuan Liu ,  Jiuhui Qu

工程(英文) ›› 2026, Vol. 65 ›› Issue (10) : 269 -278.

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工程(英文) ›› 2026, Vol. 65 ›› Issue (10) : 269 -278. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2025.11.027

压电驱动的生物催化将废弃聚酯升级为甲烷燃料的低碳平台

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A Low-Carbon Platform for Upgrading Waste Polyesters into Methane Fuels via Piezo-Driven Biocatalysis

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Biodegradable polyesters offer eco-friendly alternatives to traditional fossil-based plastics, but their natural biodegradation requires long periods and produce CO2. Biosynthesis provides a sustainable approach to utilizing waste polyesters for low-carbon development, yet the bioconversion capability of plastics remains extremely low. Herein, we demonstrate the piezo-driven biosynthesis of CH4 fuel from polyester waste hydrolysates and CO2 by harvesting hydraulic mechanical energy from flowing water to promote microbial metabolism and energy cycling. Polarized BaTiO3 (BTO) generates piezoholes to oxidize polylactic acid (PLA) plastic hydrolysates into small organic molecules, while the piezoelectrons are accepted by Methanosarcina barkeri as bioavailable reducing equivalents for CO2 reduction and intermediates oxidation into CH4. This results in 100% utilization of PLA waste hydrolysates for CH4 production with an ultrahigh selectivity of > 98% and an impressive reaction turnover frequency (TOF) of 1.24 × 105 s−1·cell−1. Moreover, the biotic-abiotic platform successfully utilizes CO2 to convert real-world postconsumer plastic products (straws, cups, knives, and forks) and various polyester-based plastics, such as polyglycolic acid (PGA) and polycaprolactone (PCL) into CH4 fuels. Critically, this piezo-driven strategy can be readily extended to other microbial cell factories, significantly enhancing the efficiency of the production of valuable chemicals such as acetate and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). This work establishes a mechanical energy-driven, carbon-negative platform for sustainable waste upgrading, paving a low-carbon and resource-circular avenue for plastic waste management and renewable energy production.

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Piezobiotic hybrid system / Mechanical energy / Biodegradable polyester plastics / Polylactic acid / CH4 fuel production

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Lu Chen,Xiaoqiang An,Yuan Wen,Shunan Zhao,Huijuan Liu,Jiuhui Qu. 压电驱动的生物催化将废弃聚酯升级为甲烷燃料的低碳平台[J]. 工程(英文), 2026, 65(10): 269-278 DOI:10.1016/j.eng.2025.11.027

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