[HTML][HTML] Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) synthesis and degradation by microbes and applications towards a circular economy

W Zhou, S Bergsma, DI Colpa, GJW Euverink… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Overusing non-degradable plastics causes a series of environmental issues, inferring a
switch to biodegradable plastics. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are promising …

Biopolymers production from microalgae and cyanobacteria cultivated in wastewater: Recent advances

SG Mastropetros, K Pispas, D Zagklis, SS Ali… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic materials are used to manufacture a broad variety of items with a short useful
lifespan, resulting in significant amounts of waste material generation. This form of waste is …

Recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from wastewater: a review

G Mannina, D Presti, G Montiel-Jarillo, J Carrera… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters accumulated as carbon and energy
storage materials under unbalanced growth conditions by various microorganisms. They are …

A review on polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production through the use of lignocellulosic biomass

P Zytner, D Kumar, A Elsayed, A Mohanty… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are aliphatic polyesters produced via bacterial fermentation
of sugars and fatty acids and are considered to be a promising material to aid in mitigating …

Start a research on biopolymer polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA): a review

GYA Tan, CL Chen, L Li, L Ge, L Wang, IMN Razaad… - Polymers, 2014 - mdpi.com
With the impending fossil fuel crisis, the search for and development of alternative
chemical/material substitutes is pivotal in reducing mankind's dependency on fossil …

Microalgae as source of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)—A review

SS Costa, AL Miranda, MG de Morais… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biopolymers synthesized by different microorganisms and
considered substitute powers for petroleum-based plastics because they have similar …

Can polyhydroxyalkanoates be produced efficiently from waste plant and animal oils?

A Surendran, M Lakshmanan, JY Chee… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a potential replacement for some petrochemical-based
plastics. PHAs are polyesters synthesized and stored by various bacteria and archaea in …

Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates-eco-friendly next generation plastic: production, biocompatibility, biodegradation, physical properties and applications

Muhammadi, Shabina, M Afzal… - Green Chemistry Letters …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are intracellular aliphatic polyesters synthesized as energy
reserves, in the form of water-insoluble, nano-sized discrete and optically dense granules in …

Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates and nonnatural polyesters

SY Choi, IJ Cho, Y Lee, YJ Kim, KJ Kim… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microorganisms produce diverse polymers for various purposes such as storing genetic
information, energy, and reducing power, and serving as structural materials and scaffolds …

Recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates from single and mixed microbial cultures: a review

G Pagliano, P Galletti, C Samorì, A Zaghini… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
An overview of the main polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) recovery methods is here reported,
by considering the kind of PHA-producing bacteria (single bacterial strains or mixed …