Production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and factors impacting its chemical and mechanical characteristics

B McAdam, M Brennan Fournet, P McDonald… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution is fueling the grave environmental threats currently facing humans, the
animal kingdom, and the planet. The pursuit of renewable resourced biodegradable …

A review on biological synthesis of the biodegradable polymers polyhydroxyalkanoates and the development of multiple applications

B Dalton, P Bhagabati, J De Micco, RB Padamati… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates, or PHAs, belong to a class of biopolyesters where the
biodegradable PHA polymer is accumulated by microorganisms as intracellular granules …

Occurrence, metabolism, metabolic role, and industrial uses of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates

AJ Anderson, EA Dawes - Microbiological reviews, 1990 - Am Soc Microbiol
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), of which polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is the most abundant,
are bacterial carbon and energy reserve materials of widespread occurrence. They are …

Synthesis, structure and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates: biological polyesters

K Sudesh, H Abe, Y Doi - Progress in polymer science, 2000 - Elsevier
High molecular weight polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are synthesized and stored in the cell
cytoplasm as water-insoluble inclusions by various microorganisms. This intriguing …

Metabolic engineering of poly (3-hydroxyalkanoates): from DNA to plastic

LL Madison, GW Huisman - Microbiology and molecular biology …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Poly (3-hydroxyalkanoates)(PHAs) are a class of microbially produced
polyesters that have potential applications as conventional plastics, specifically …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates: an overview

CSK Reddy, R Ghai, VC Kalia - Bioresource technology, 2003 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates have gained major importance due to their structural diversity and
close analogy to plastics. These are gaining more and more importance world over. Different …

Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates

SY Lee - Biotechnology and bioengineering, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are polyesters of hydroxyalkanoates (HAs) synthesized by
numerous bacteria as intracellular carbon and energy storage compounds and accumulated …

Microbiological deterioration and degradation of synthetic polymeric materials: recent research advances

JD Gu - International biodeterioration & biodegradation, 2003 - Elsevier
Biodeterioration of polymeric materials affect a wide range of industries. Degradability of
polymeric materials is a function of the structures of polymeric materials, the presence of …

Carbon sources for polyhydroxyalkanoates and an integrated biorefinery

G Jiang, DJ Hill, M Kowalczuk, B Johnston… - International Journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a group of bioplastics that have a wide range of
applications. Extensive progress has been made in our understanding of PHAs' …

Recent advances in microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates

S Khanna, AK Srivastava - Process biochemistry, 2005 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are polyesters of hydroxyalkanoates (HAs) synthesised by
numerous bacteria as an intracellular carbon and energy storage compound. These are …