Biodegradation of plastics for sustainable environment

JS Jadaun, S Bansal, A Sonthalia, AK Rai… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics are a kind of utility product that has become part and parcel of one's life. Their
continuous usage, accumulation, and contamination of soil and water pose a severe threat …

[HTML][HTML] Cupriavidus necator as a platform for polyhydroxyalkanoate production: an overview of strains, metabolism, and modeling approaches

MS Morlino, RS García, F Savio, G Zampieri… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cupriavidus necator is a bacterium with a high phenotypic diversity and versatile metabolic
capabilities. It has been extensively studied as a model hydrogen oxidizer, as well as a …

Bioprocessing of plastics for sustainable environment: Progress, challenges, and prospects

K Rambabu, G Bharath, M Govarthanan… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental biotic and abiotic components are threatened by the continuous use,
accumulation, and contamination of plastics. Additionally, it contributes to global warming by …

Sugarcane wastes as microbial feedstocks: A review of the biorefinery framework from resource recovery to production of value-added products

H Lee, YJ Sohn, S Jeon, H Yang, J Son, YJ Kim… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sugarcane industry is a major agricultural sector capable of producing sugars with
byproducts including straw, bagasse, and molasses. Sugarcane byproducts are no longer …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial polyHydroxyAlkanoate (PHA) biopolymers—Intrinsically natural

A Mukherjee, M Koller - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global pollution from fossil plastics is one of the top environmental threats of our time. At
their end-of-life phase, fossil plastics, through recycling, incineration, and disposal result in …

A comprehensive review on enzymatic biodegradation of polyethylene terephthalate

J Qiu, Y Chen, L Zhang, J Wu, X Zeng, X Shi, L Liu… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a polymer synthesized via the dehydration and
condensation reaction between ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid. PET has emerged as …

Microbial gas fermentation technology for sustainable food protein production

C Woern, L Grossmann - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of novel, sustainable, and robust food production technologies represents
one of the major pillars to address the most significant challenges humanity is going to face …

Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass for polyhydroxyalkanoate production: Status and perspectives

YJ Sohn, J Son, HJ Lim, SH Lim, SJ Park - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
With the increasing concerns regarding climate, energy, and plastic crises, bio-based
production of biodegradable polymers has become a dire necessity. Significant progress …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering the biological conversion of formate into crotonate in Cupriavidus necator

F Collas, BB Dronsella, A Kubis, K Schann… - Metabolic …, 2023 - Elsevier
To advance the sustainability of the biobased economy, our society needs to develop novel
bioprocesses based on truly renewable resources. The C1-molecule formate is increasingly …

Recent advances in biotechnological itaconic acid production, and application for a sustainable approach

BE Teleky, DC Vodnar - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intense research has been conducted to produce environmentally friendly biopolymers
obtained from renewable feedstock to substitute fossil-based materials. This is an essential …