[HTML][HTML] Waste to bioplastics: How close are we to sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoates production?

K Khatami, M Perez-Zabaleta, I Owusu-Agyeman… - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Increased awareness of environmental sustainability with associated strict environmental
regulations has incentivized the pursuit of novel materials to replace conventional petroleum …

Recent advances and challenges towards sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production

C Kourmentza, J Plácido, N Venetsaneas… - Bioengineering, 2017 - mdpi.com
Sustainable biofuels, biomaterials, and fine chemicals production is a critical matter that
research teams around the globe are focusing on nowadays. Polyhydroxyalkanoates …

Recent developments in Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production–A review

PC Sabapathy, S Devaraj, K Meixner, P Anburajan… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are inevitably a key biopolymer that has the potential to
replace the conventional petrochemical based plastics that pose jeopardy to the …

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production via resource recovery from industrial waste streams: A review of techniques and perspectives

LDD Novelli, SM Sayavedra, ER Rene - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The problem of waste generation in the form of wastewater and solid wastes has caused an
urgent, yet persisting, global issue that calls for the development of sustainable treatment …

Recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from wastewater: a review

G Mannina, D Presti, G Montiel-Jarillo, J Carrera… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters accumulated as carbon and energy
storage materials under unbalanced growth conditions by various microorganisms. They are …

Latest developments in wastewater treatment and biopolymer production by microalgae

GA Lutzu, A Ciurli, C Chiellini, F Di Caprio… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of microalgae is nowadays recognized to be an efficient and eco-friendly strategy
for the removal of contaminants from wastewater. Thanks to their versatility, these …

Involvement of polyhydroxyalkanoates in stress resistance of microbial cells: Biotechnological consequences and applications

S Obruca, P Sedlacek, M Koller, D Kucera… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are polyesters accumulated by numerous prokaryotes as
storage materials; they attract attention as “green” alternatives to petrochemical plastics …

[HTML][HTML] Generating alternative fuel and bioplastics from medical plastic waste and waste frying oil using microwave co-pyrolysis combined with microbial fermentation

WAW Mahari, SH Kee, SY Foong, TSM Amelia… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, microwave co-pyrolysis (MCP) was used to simultaneously convert
medical plastic waste (MPW) and waste frying oil (WFO) into liquid oil products. The MCP …

Combined strategies to boost polyhydroxyalkanoate production from fruit waste in a three-stage pilot plant

M Matos, RAP Cruz, P Cardoso, F Silva… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The full-scale implementation of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production using mixed
microbial cultures (MMCs) has been limited by the low PHA global productivity and overall …

A review on polyhydroxyalkanoates production from various organic waste streams: Feedstocks, strains, and production strategy

X Fu, H Xu, Q Zhang, J Xi, H Zhang, M Zheng… - Resources, Conservation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodegradable plastics, mainly represented by polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), could be a
good substitute for traditional plastics because of its high biocompatibility and mechanical …