Synthetic biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Recent advances and future challenges

AH Westlie, EC Quinn, CR Parker, EYX Chen - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article reviews the advances made over the past five decades of research in develo**
effective chemocatalytic pathways to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a prominent …

Exploitation of lignocellulosic-based biomass biorefinery: a critical review of renewable bioresource, sustainability and economic views

Z Chen, L Chen, KS Khoo, VK Gupta, M Sharma… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization has driven the demand for fossil fuels, however, its overly exploited resource
has caused severe damage on environmental pollution. Biorefining using abundant …

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 …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Generating alternative fuel and bioplastics from medical plastic waste and waste frying oil using microwave co-pyrolysis combined with microbial fermentation

WAW Mahari, SH Kee, SY Foong, TSM Amelia… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, microwave co-pyrolysis (MCP) was used to simultaneously convert
medical plastic waste (MPW) and waste frying oil (WFO) into liquid oil products. The MCP …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling-up microbial community-based polyhydroxyalkanoate production: status and challenges

Á Estévez-Alonso, R Pei, MCM van Loosdrecht… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conversion of organic waste and wastewater to polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) offers a
potential to recover valuable resources from organic waste. Microbial community-based …

Recyclable and (Bio) degradable polyesters in a circular plastics economy

C Shi, EC Quinn, WT Diment, EYX Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polyesters carrying polar main-chain ester linkages exhibit distinct material properties for
diverse applications and thus play an important role in today's plastics economy. It is …

Combined strategies to boost polyhydroxyalkanoate production from fruit waste in a three-stage pilot plant

M Matos, RAP Cruz, P Cardoso, F Silva… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The full-scale implementation of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production using mixed
microbial cultures (MMCs) has been limited by the low PHA global productivity and overall …

Agroindustrial byproducts for the generation of biobased products: alternatives for sustainable biorefineries

RR Philippini, SE Martiniano, AP Ingle… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The integrated approach in biorefinery mainly involves the utilization of various
agroindustrial byproducts such as raw materials for the production of several biobased …