Wastewater discharges from restaurants, kitchens, food processing plants and
slaughterhouses contain high proportion of fat, oil, and grease (FOG). Critical overview on …

Traditional mineral oil based plastics are important commodity to enhance the comfort and
quality of life but the accumulation of these plastics in the environment has become a major …

Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are polyesters accumulated as carbon and energy
storage materials under limited growth conditions in the presence of excess carbon sources …

Excessive utilization of synthetic plastics has led to a major detrimental impact on the
environment. Plastic pollution and accumulation in water bodies have threatened the …

Processing of food is linked to unavoidable and inedible food waste that, despite efforts to
minimize waste, will persevere. It nevertheless represents a stable feedstock for the future …

Plastic production and accumulation have devastating environmental effects, and
consequently, the world is in need of environmentally friendly plastic substitutes. In this …

Vinasse and sugarcane molasses are abundant residues from the ethanol mills that were
used as substrate for polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production in this study. The molasses was …

The aim of this work was to study the potential of selected Halomonas species for
conversion of waste frying oil into polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). In total nine Halomonas …

Bioplastics replace synthetic plastics of petrochemical origin, which contributes challenge to
both polymer quality and economics. Novel polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-composite …

This stream of the special volume addresses advances being made towards, and
challenges for sustainable production and consumption. The article presents a variety of …