Sustainable biofuels, biomaterials, and fine chemicals production is a critical matter that
research teams around the globe are focusing on nowadays. Polyhydroxyalkanoates …

The search for new materials that replace fossil fuel-based plastics has been focused on
biopolymers with similar physicochemical properties to fossil fuel-based plastics, such as …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters accumulated as carbon and energy
storage materials under unbalanced growth conditions by various microorganisms. They are …

In recent years, much attention has been directed towards the integration of dark
fermentation process into a biorefinery concept to enhance the energetic gains, thereby …

Dairy products, extra virgin olive oil, red and white wines are excellent food products,
appreciated all around the world. Their productions generate large amounts of by-products …

Olive oil is a characteristic product of Mediterranean countries, and its production is rapidly
expanding to many other regions due to the health benefits attributed to the consumption of …

Olive mill wastewater (OMW), a highly polluting waste from the olive oil industry, was utilized
as sole carbon source for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) by extremely …

The transition toward “green” alternatives to petroleum-based plastics is driven by the need
for “drop-in” replacement materials able to combine characteristics of existing plastics with …

Bio-based polymers, obtained from natural biomass, are nowadays considered good
candidates for the replacement of traditional fossil-derived plastics. The need for substituting …

Bioplastics are biodegradable polymers of biological origin. The exhausting fossil resources
and ever-increasing environmental pollution caused by plastics derived from these …