The role of bacterial polyhydroalkanoate (PHA) in a sustainable future: A review on the biological diversity

D Vicente, DN Proença, PV Morais - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Environmental challenges related to the mismanagement of plastic waste became even
more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for new solutions regarding the use …

A comprehensive overview and recent advances on polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production using various organic waste streams

RG Saratale, SK Cho, GD Saratale, AA Kadam… - Bioresource …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are appealing as an important alternative to replace synthetic
plastics owing to its comparable physicochemical properties to that of synthetic plastics, and …

[HTML][HTML] Production of bioplastic through food waste valorization

YF Tsang, V Kumar, P Samadar, Y Yang, J Lee… - Environment …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The tremendous amount of food waste from diverse sources is an environmental burden if
disposed of inappropriately. Thus, implementation of a biorefinery platform for food waste is …

Sustainable applications of polyhydroxyalkanoates in various fields: A critical review

A Pandey, N Adama, K Adjallé, JF Blais - International Journal of Biological …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
PHA is one of the most promising candidates in bio-polymer family which is biodegradable
and environment-friendly in nature. In recent years, it has been applied as a biodegradable …

[HTML][HTML] Potential utilization of dairy industries by-products and wastes through microbial processes: A critical review

T Sar, S Harirchi, M Ramezani, G Bulkan… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The dairy industry generates excessive amounts of waste and by-products while it gives a
wide range of dairy products. Alternative biotechnological uses of these wastes need to be …

Producing microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters in a sustainable manner

M Koller, L Maršálek, MM de Sousa Dias, G Braunegg - New biotechnology, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Sustainable production of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters on a larger
scale has to consider the “four magic e”: economic, ethical, environmental, and engineering …

Bioconversion of waste (water)/residues to bioplastics-A circular bioeconomy approach

B Yadav, A Pandey, LR Kumar, RD Tyagi - Bioresource Technology, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Research insight into the technical challenges of bioplastics production has revealed their
confoundedness in their niche markets and struggles to enter the mainstream. There is an …

Prospects for the use of whey for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production

TMMM Amaro, D Rosa, G Comi, L Iacumin - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Plastic production and accumulation have devastating environmental effects, and
consequently, the world is in need of environmentally friendly plastic substitutes. In this …

Improving polyhydroxyalkanoate production from inexpensive carbon sources by genetic approaches: a review

L Favaro, M Basaglia, S Casella - Biofuels, Bioproducts and …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of biodegradable intracellular polyesters that a
number of Eubacteria and Archaea can accumulate for energy and carbon storage. Most of …

Extending the limits of Bacillus for novel biotechnological applications

P Kumar, SKS Patel, JK Lee, VC Kalia - Biotechnology advances, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Bacillus, generally regarded as safe, has emerged as a robust organism that can withstand
adverse environmental conditions and grows easily to very high densities. Bacillus has been …