These can break down polyethylene, a very common plastic that normally degrades over many years.

它们可以分解乙——很常见的塑料，通常需要很多年才能降解。

The enzymes appeared to break down polyethylene in only a few hours at room temperature.

在室温下，这两酶似乎在几个小时内就能分解乙。

Polyethylene, used in plastic bags, was one of the most common particles.

用于塑料袋的乙是这些样本中最常见的微塑料之。

Around one-third of plastic waste is polyethylene.

大约三分之的塑料垃圾是乙。

The typical thin and flimsy plastic bag is made of high-density polyethylene, commonly known as HDPE.

这典型的又轻又薄的塑料袋是由高密度乙制成的，俗称 HDPE。

Soft drink bottles are usually made of a type of plastic called polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.

软饮料瓶通常由叫做对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯或 PET 的塑料制成。

Today, vinyl is manufactured and sold more than any other plastic in the world, short of polyethylene...

如今，氯乙的生产和销售超过世界上其他塑料，出乙短缺。

AZUZ : Ten-second trivia: Polyethylene terephthalate is a form of what?

对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯是什么?

The main raw material is polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a plastic that is cheap and easy to process.

主要原料是对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)，这是廉价且易于加工的塑料。

So in this saliva, we found two enzymes that can reproduce the effect of the saliva, meaning oxidising polyethylene.

在这些唾液中，我们发两酶可以复制唾液的效果，也就是氧化乙。

There have been several studies showing that microorganisms can release enzymes that cause the plastic polyethylene to start to degrade.

有几项研究表明，微生物可以释放导致乙塑料开始降解的酶。

" We checked that, doing proper lab experiments, and we found that the polyethylene had been oxidized, " she said.

“我们做适当的实验室实验进行核实，我们发乙被氧化。”

Adidas uses plastic bottles that contain polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.

阿迪达斯使用含有对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯或 PET 的塑料瓶。

I would feed my bacteria polyethylene terephthalate, or PET plastic.

我会喂养我的细菌对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯或 PET 塑料。

It's polymer, you'll be unsurprised to hear is polyethylene, which you've probably heard about.

它是合物， 听到您可能听说过的是乙， 您不会感到惊讶。

The enzyme is able to break down polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.

该酶能够分解对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯或 PET。

This one is a polymer called polyethylene glycol.

这是叫做乙二醇的合物。

They also include a lot of plastic foams, such as polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene.

它们还包括很多塑料泡沫，例如氯乙和乙。

After some research, they made a new cling wrap formula that used chlorine-free polyethylene.

经过些研究， 他们制作使用无氯乙的新保鲜膜配方。

But for low-density polyethylene, that ranges from 16 to 31 grams, a big difference.

但对于低密度乙， 重量在 16 到 31 克之间， 差别很大。