Waste biorefinery towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy: a solution to global issues

HY Leong, CK Chang, KS Khoo, KW Chew… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Global issues such as environmental problems and food security are currently of concern to
all of us. Circular bioeconomy is a promising approach towards resolving these global …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Characteristics, production, recent developments and applications

ZA Raza, S Abid, IM Banat - International Biodeterioration & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters, stored within cells as energy storage
materials by various microorganisms. Due to their biocompatibility and biodegradability …

Advances in catalytic routes for the production of carboxylic acids from biomass: a step forward for sustainable polymers

J Iglesias, I Martínez-Salazar… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymers are ubiquitously present in our daily life because they can meet a wide range of
needs and fields of applications. This success, based on an irresponsible linear …

Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers

FH Isikgor, CR Becer - Polymer chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The demand for petroleum dependent chemicals and materials has been increasing despite
the dwindling of their fossil resources. As the dead-end of petroleum based industry has …

Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates: Opportunities, challenges, and prospects

M Kumar, R Rathour, R Singh, Y Sun, A Pandey… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Microbial production of value-added bioproducts and enzymes from molasses, a by-product of sugar industry

S Zhang, J Wang, H Jiang - Food chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Molasses is a major by-product of sugar industry and contains 40–60%(w/w) of sugars. The
world's annual yield of molasses reaches 55 million tons. Traditionally, molasses is simply …

Valorization of industrial waste and by-product streams via fermentation for the production of chemicals and biopolymers

AA Koutinas, A Vlysidis, D Pleissner… - Chemical Society …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a bio-based economy necessitates the
exploitation of synergies, scientific innovations and breakthroughs, and step changes in the …

Sustainable synthesis and applications of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from biomass

AT Adeleye, CK Odoh, OC Enudi, OO Banjoko… - Process …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) belong to group of biopolymers that have in recent times
received growing research interest as a result of being eco-friendly and close characteristics …

Advances on waste valorization: new horizons for a more sustainable society

RAD Arancon, CSK Lin, KM Chan… - Energy Science & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Increasingly tighter regulations regarding organic waste, and the demand for renewable
chemicals and fuels, are pushing the manufacturing industry toward higher sustainability to …

International evolution of fat, oil and grease (FOG) waste management–A review

T Wallace, D Gibbons, M O'Dwyer, TP Curran - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, issues relating to fat, oil and grease (FOG) in sewer systems have
intensified. In the media, sewer blockages caused by FOG waste deposits, commonly …