Recent advances and challenges towards sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production

C Kourmentza, J Plácido, N Venetsaneas… - Bioengineering, 2017 - mdpi.com
Sustainable biofuels, biomaterials, and fine chemicals production is a critical matter that
research teams around the globe are focusing on nowadays. Polyhydroxyalkanoates …

Biopolymer poly-hydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from apple industrial waste residues: A review

H Liu, V Kumar, L Jia, S Sarsaiya, D Kumar, A Juneja… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Apple pomace, the residue which is left out after processing of apple serves as a potential
carbon source for the production of biopolymer, PHA (poly-hydroxyalkanoates). It is rich in …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Polyhydroxyalkanoate bio-production and its rise as biomaterial of the future

T Palmeiro-Sánchez, V O'Flaherty, PNL Lens - Journal of biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
The first observation of a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) aggregate was in 1888 by
Beijenrinck. Despite polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) being the first type of PHA discovered, it …

Producing microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters in a sustainable manner

M Koller, L Maršálek, MM de Sousa Dias, G Braunegg - New biotechnology, 2017 - Elsevier
Sustainable production of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters on a larger
scale has to consider the “four magic e”: economic, ethical, environmental, and engineering …

A review of the production and applications of waste-derived volatile fatty acids

WS Lee, ASM Chua, HK Yeoh, GC Ngoh - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Low cost production of volatile fatty acids (VFA) from waste by acidogenic fermentation has
drawn extensive research interests as VFA is a critical substrate for microorganisms involved …

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 …

The chemomechanical properties of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates

B Laycock, P Halley, S Pratt, A Werker, P Lant - Progress in polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
Microbially produced polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are fully biodegradable biopolyesters
that have attracted much attention recently as alternative polymeric materials that can be …

Current trends in biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates

S Chanprateep - Journal of bioscience and bioengineering, 2010 - Elsevier
The microbial polyesters known as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) positively impact global
climate change scenarios by reducing the amount of non-degradable plastic used. A wide …

Dark fermentation: Production and utilization of volatile fatty acid from different wastes-A review

AK Pandey, S Pilli, P Bhunia, RD Tyagi, RY Surampalli… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are the building blocks of the chemical industry, and they are the
primary contributors to the planet's organic carbon cycle. VFA production from fossil fuels …