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 …

RETRACTED: Microbial strategies for bio-transforming food waste into resources

P Sharma, VK Gaur, SH Kim, A Pandey - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
With the changing life-style and rapid urbanization of global population, there is increased
generation of food waste from various industrial, agricultural, and household sources …

Biowastes for biodegradable bioplastics production and end-of-life scenarios in circular bioeconomy and biorefinery concept

SS Ali, T Elsamahy, EA Abdelkarim, R Al-Tohamy… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to global urbanization, industrialization, and economic development, biowastes
generation represents negative consequences on the environment and human health. The …

Preparation and characterization of environmentally safe and highly biodegradable microbial polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) based graphene nanocomposites for …

NA Manikandan, K Pakshirajan… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a natural polyester of microbial origin and is an excellent
substitute for petroleum-based food packaging materials. However, moderate mechanical …

Understanding the management of household food waste and its engineering for sustainable valorization-A state-of-the-art review

D Haldar, AM Shabbirahmed, RR Singhania… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increased urbanization and industrialization accelerated demand for energy, large-scale
waste output, and negative environmental consequences. Therefore, the implementation of …

A review on polyhydroxyalkanoate production from agricultural waste Biomass: Development, Advances, circular Approach, and challenges

J Wang, S Liu, J Huang, Z Qu - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates are biopolymers produced by microbial fermentation. They have
excellent biodegradability and biocompatibility, which are regarded as promising substitutes …

The sustainability of microbial bioplastics, production and applications

F Abd El-malek, H Khairy, A Farag, S Omar - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plastic accumulation has destructive environmental impacts, so the world needs eco-friendly
plastic alternatives. Within this context, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) appear to be real …

Bioconversion of agro-industry sourced biowaste into biomaterials via microbial factories–A viable domain of circular economy

SH Kee, JBV Chiongson, JP Saludes… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global increase in demand for food supply has resulted in surplus generation of wastes.
What was once considered wastes, has now become a resource. Studies were carried out …

A review of nonbiodegradable and biodegradable composites for food packaging application

AA Arman Alim, SS Mohammad Shirajuddin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dependency on nonbiodegradable‐based food packaging, increase in population
growth, and persistent environmental problems are some of the driving forces in considering …

Production, optimization, scale up and characterization of polyhydoxyalkanoates copolymers utilizing dairy processing waste

TD Patil, S Ghosh, A Agarwal, SKS Patel, AD Tripathi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The microbial biotransformation using low-cost feedstock to produce biopolymers
(degradable), an alternative to petrochemical-based synthesis plastics (non-degradable) …