Grand challenges for industrializing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)

D Tan, Y Wang, Y Tong, GQ Chen - Trends in biotechnology, 2021 - cell.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a diverse family of sustainable bioplastics synthesized
by various bacteria, but their high production cost and unstable material properties make …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by halophiles and thermophiles: towards sustainable production of microbial bioplastics

S Obruča, P Dvořák, P Sedláček, M Koller… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial polyesters produced by numerous prokaryotes.
These materials are generally considered to be renewable and biodegradable alternatives …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae biomolecules: Extraction, separation and purification methods

PS Corrêa, WG Morais Junior, AA Martins, NS Caetano… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Several microalgae species have been exploited due to their great biotechnological
potential for the production of a range of biomolecules that can be applied in a large variety …

Poly (hydroxyalkanoates): Production, applications and end-of-life strategies–life cycle assessment nexus

JK Muiruri, JCC Yeo, Q Zhu, E Ye… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The runaway production and consumption of oil-based plastics are key drivers of global
warming and the increased carbon footprint. Besides, most of this plastic debris ends up in …

Engineering biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) for diversity and cost reduction

Y Zheng, JC Chen, YM Ma, GQ Chen - Metabolic engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
PHA, a family of natural biopolymers aiming to replace non-degradable plastics for short-
term usages, has been developed to include various structures such as short-chain-length …

Recovery of value-added products from biowaste: a review

Y Zhou, V Kumar, S Harirchi, VS Vigneswaran… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review provides an update on the state-of-the art technologies for the valorization of
solid waste and its mechanism to generate various bio-products. The organic content of …

Halomonas as a chassis

JW Ye, GQ Chen - Essays in Biochemistry, 2021 - portlandpress.com
With the rapid development of systems and synthetic biology, the non-model bacteria,
Halomonas spp., have been developed recently to become a cost-competitive platform for …

Metabolic engineering of Halomonas bluephagenesis for high-level mevalonate production from glucose and acetate mixture

J Zhang, Y Yuan, Z Wang, T Chen - Metabolic Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Mevalonate (MVA) plays a crucial role as a building block for the biosynthesis of
isoprenoids. In this study, we engineered Halomonas bluephagenesis to efficiently produce …

Valorization of lignocellulose by producing polyhydroxyalkanoates under circular bioeconomy premises: facts and challenges

VV Andhalkar, R Ahorsu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In light of the current concerns about environmental issues caused by the excessive use of
fossil resources, more emphasis has been paid to the transition to a sustainable and circular …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates production from domestic waste feedstock: A sustainable approach towards bio-economy

S Guleria, H Singh, V Sharma, N Bhardwaj… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are emerging as one of the important alternates to synthetic
plastics. PHAs are immensely known for their biodegradability, biocompatibility, and …