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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Biopolymers for Biofuel and Biorefineries. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2021
Fossil fuels are energy recourses that fulfill most of the world’s energy requirements. However, their production and use cause severe health and environmental problems including global warming and pollution. Consequently, plant and animal-based fuels (also termed as biofuels), such as biogas, biodiesel, and many others, have been introduced as ...
Riaz S, Rhee KY, Rhee KY, Park SJ.
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Review of the Developments of Bacterial Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs)

Bioengineering, 2022
Synthetic plastics derived from fossil fuels—such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene—are non-degradable. A large amount of plastic waste enters landfills and pollutes the environment.
V. Uttej Nandan Reddy, S. V. Ramanaiah, M. Venkateswar Reddy, Young-Cheol Chang   +3 more
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From Waste to Treasure: Therapeutic Horizons of Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Modern Medicine [PDF]

Pharmaceutics
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a family of biodegradable polyesters produced through microbial fermentation of carbon-rich residues, are emerging as attractive alternatives to petroleum-based plastics.
Farid Hajareh Haghighi, Roya Binaymotlagh, Paula Stefana Pintilei, Laura Chronopoulou, Cleofe Palocci   +4 more
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State-of-the-art methods for quantifying microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates [PDF]

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Polyhydroxyalkanoates are a diverse class of microbially synthesized polymers that are used to make bioplastics with a wide range of applications. As interest in polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) grows, researchers are faced with a challenge: how best to use ...
Eric M. Conners, Arpita Bose
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Substrate Concentration and Thermal Effects During Polyhydroxyalkanoate Bioproduction

Fountain Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences (FUJNAS), 2022
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have long been thought to have the potential to replace petrochemical-based polymers because their production cost has been a challenging factor hindering their production processes.
Kifayah Asafa-Adedimeji, Simiat O Jimoh, Ramat Badmus-Oladapo, Raliat M Anjous-Alao, Raliat M Anjous-Alao   +4 more
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Microbial PolyHydroxyAlkanoate (PHA) Biopolymers – Intrinsically Natural

Bioengineering, 2023
Global pollution from fossil plastics is one of the top environmental threats of our times. The end-of-life scenarios of fossil plastic, including recycling, incineration and disposal result in mi-croplastic formation, elevated atmospheric CO2 levels, and littering of terrestrial and aquatic environments by plastic waste.
Anindya Mukherjee, Martin Koller
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Micrococcus yunnanensis and Psychrobacter sp. as Potential Producers of Polymers from Hot Spring

Industria: Jurnal Teknologi dan Manajemen Agroindustri, 2022
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) and exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are biopolymers bacteria under nutrient-limiting conditions. In this study, bacterial strains were isolated from hot springs.
Asma Jabeen, Rida Batool, Nazia Jamil
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-based responsive polymers [PDF]

International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 2021
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) envisage a potential biomaterial alternative to replacing synthetic polymers for their biodegradability and biocompatibility. Modification approaches exploit the attributes and adjust the intrinsic hydrophobic properties, such as blending to produce a new polymer mix with novel properties.
Syed Mohamed, S.M.D., Ansari, N.F., Md Iqbal, N., Anis, S.N.S.   +3 more
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) for therapeutic applications [PDF]

Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2018
As intracellular carbon and energy storage materials, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a diverse biopolyesters synthesized by many bacteria. PHA have been produced in large quantity for various application research including medical implants for approximately 30years.
Junyu Zhang, Ekaterina I. Shishatskaya, Tatiana G. Volova, Luiziana Ferreira da Silva, Guo-Qiang Chen   +4 more
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Integrated Biorefinery Design with Techno‐Economic and Life Cycle Assessment Tools in Polyhydroxyalkanoates Processing

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2023
To support and move toward a sustainable bioeconomy, the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) using renewable biomass has acquired more attention.
Vaibhav Vilas Andhalkar, Shin Ying Foong, Seng Hon Kee, Su Shiung Lam, Yi Herng Chan, Ridha Djellabi, Kesaven Bhubalan, Francesc Medina, Magdalena Constantí   +8 more
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