Biodegradability of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) and poly(ε-caprolactone) via biological carbon cycles in marine environments

M Suzuki, Y Tachibana, K Kasuya - Polymer Journal, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Approximately 4.8–12.7 million tons of plastic waste has been estimated to be
discharged into marine environments annually by wind and river currents. The Ellen …

Microalgae for high-value compounds and biofuels production: a review with focus on cultivation under stress conditions

G Markou, E Nerantzis - Biotechnology advances, 2013 - Elsevier
Microalgal biomass as feedstock for biofuel production is an attracting alternative to
terrestrial plant utilization for biofuels production. However, today the microalgal cultivation …

Abiotic stresses as tools for metabolites in microalgae

C Paliwal, M Mitra, K Bhayani, SVV Bharadwaj… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae, due to various environmental stresses, constantly tune their cellular
mechanisms to cope with them. The accumulation of the stress metabolites is closely related …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Operational and economic aspects of Spirulina-based biorefinery

JAV Costa, BCB Freitas, GM Rosa, L Moraes… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae biorefinery systems have been extensively studied from the perspective of
resources, energy expenditure, biofuel production potential, and high-added value products …

Involvement of polyhydroxyalkanoates in stress resistance of microbial cells: Biotechnological consequences and applications

S Obruca, P Sedlacek, M Koller, D Kucera… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are polyesters accumulated by numerous prokaryotes as
storage materials; they attract attention as “green” alternatives to petrochemical plastics …

Algae and bacteria consortia for wastewater decontamination and transformation into biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen, biofertilizers and animal feed: a review

U Anand, S Dey, D Parial, S Federici, S Ducoli… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Traditional wastewater treatment has been aimed solely at sanitation by removing
contaminants, yet actual issues of climate change and depletion of natural resources are …

Cyanobacterial polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB): screening, optimization and characterization

S Ansari, T Fatma - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
In modern life petroleum-based plastic has become indispensable due to its frequent use as
an easily available and a low cost packaging and moulding material. However, its rapidly …

Algal bioplastics: current market trends and technical aspects

N Nanda, N Bharadvaja - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2022 - Springer
Plastics are undebatably a hot topic of discussion across international forums due to their
huge ecological footprint. The onset of COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issue in an …

Recent developments and future prospects on bio-based polyesters derived from renewable resources: A review

KM Zia, A Noreen, M Zuber, S Tabasum… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
A significantly growing interest is to design a new strategy for development of bio-polyesters
from renewable resources due to limited fossil fuel reserves, rise of petrochemicals price …