Polymers without petrochemicals: sustainable routes to conventional monomers

G Hayes, M Laurel, D MacKinnon, T Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

A review on biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) production from fermentative food waste-Its applications and degradation

TA Swetha, V Ananthi, A Bora, N Sengottuvelan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to its low carbon footprint and environmental friendliness, polylactic acid (PLA) is one of
the most widely produced bioplastics in the world. Manufacturing attempts to partially …

Toward low-cost biological and hybrid biological/catalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels

LR Lynd, GT Beckham, AM Guss… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing economically viable, scalable, and sustainable technologies for the conversion
of lignocellulosic polysaccharides to liquid fuels is widely seen as a centerpiece of the …

Electrodialysis applications in wastewater treatment for environmental protection and resources recovery: A systematic review on progress and perspectives

L Gurreri, A Tamburini, A Cipollina, G Micale - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a comprehensive review of studies on electrodialysis (ED) applications
in wastewater treatment, outlining the current status and the future prospect. ED is a …

Catalytic conversion of carbohydrates to initial platform chemicals: chemistry and sustainability

LT Mika, E Cséfalvay, Á Németh - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The replacement of fossil resources that currently provide more than 90% of our energy
needs and feedstocks of the chemical industry in combination with reduced emission of …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial electrosynthesis: towards sustainable biorefineries for production of green chemicals from CO2 emissions

P Dessì, L Rovira-Alsina, C Sánchez, GK Dinesh… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Decarbonisation of the economy has become a priority at the global level, and the resulting
legislative pressure is pushing the chemical and energy industries away from fossil fuels …

[HTML][HTML] Volatile fatty acids production from food wastes for biorefinery platforms: A review

G Strazzera, F Battista, NH Garcia, N Frison… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are a class of largely used compounds in the chemical industry,
serving as starting molecules for bioenergy production and for the synthesis of a variety of …

Current perspectives on acidogenic fermentation to produce volatile fatty acids from waste

M Ramos-Suarez, Y Zhang, V Outram - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2021 - Springer
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are key platform chemicals used in a multitude of industries
including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture. The current route for VFA …

Metabolic engineering advances and prospects for amino acid production

VF Wendisch - Metabolic engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Amino acid fermentation is one of the major pillars of industrial biotechnology. The multi-
billion USD amino acid market is rising steadily and is diversifying. Metabolic engineering is …

Medium chain carboxylic acids production from waste biomass: Current advances and perspectives

Q Wu, X Bao, W Guo, B Wang, Y Li, H Luo… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alternative chemicals to diverse fossil-fuel-based products is urgently needed to mitigate the
adverse impacts of fossil fuel depletion on human development. To this end, researchers …