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Valorization of agricultural residues for bioplastic production by bacteria isolated from plastic dumpsites: Integrating waste streams into the circular bioeconomy

Biotechnology Reports
Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biodegradable polymer produced by bacteria under nutrient-limiting conditions, offering a sustainable alternative to petroleum plastics. This study investigated PHB production by bacterial isolates from plastic-contaminated
Olawale Sunday Olayiwola, Oladipo Oladiti Olaniyi, Elizabeth Odunmbaku, Temitope Ojuolape Fadipe, Grace Odunayo Oyinloye, Ridwan Ayomide Amoo, Tolulope A. Odeshi   +6 more
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Phasin PhaP1 is involved in polyhydroxybutyrate granules morphology and in controlling early biopolymer accumulation in Azospirillum brasilense Sp7

AMB Express, 2019
Phasins are amphiphilic proteins involved in the regulation of the number and size of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) granules. The plant growth promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 accumulates high quantities of bioplastic PHB as carbon and energy ...
María de los Angeles Martínez-Martínez, Bertha González-Pedrajo, Georges Dreyfus, Lucía Soto-Urzúa, Luis Javier Martínez-Morales   +4 more
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Thermophysical and mechanical properties of b-tricalcium phosphate reinforced polyhydroxybutyrate and polyhydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate composites

, 2007
Two series of bioactive and biodegradable composite materials consisting of participate β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and its copolymer polyhydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate (PHBV) were produced and investigated for bone ...
Liu, Y, Wang, M
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Acidogenic Fermentation of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Biopolymer for Short-Chain Fatty Acids Production: Effect of Inoculum to Substrate Ratio, PHB Pre-Treatment and Operating Temperature [PDF]

Bio-based polymers such as polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) have emerged as an environmentally benign alternative to conventional petroleum-derived plastics due to their high biodegradability.
Mukherjee, Chandramouli
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Characterization of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) sustainably produced by Alcaligenes faecalis utilizing lactic acid as a renewable substrate

Characterization of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) sustainably produced by Alcaligenes faecalis utilizing lactic acid as a renewable ...
Himadri B Bohidar (14576432), Craig Smith (145816), Richard Williams (13100049), Palash Kumar Manna (4843914), Fred Pfeffer (13097544), Aksha Dhawan (22254172), Pushplata Prasad Singh (9678485), Dinesh Kalyanasundaram (5029550)   +7 more
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Production of polyhydroxybutyrate in wood-ljungdahl microorganisms

, 2019
The invention provides microorganisms and methods for the production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) from gaseous substrates. In particular, the invention provides a non-naturally occurring Wood-Ljungdahl microorganism comprising (a) an enzyme that converts
Nielsen, Lars Keld, Tappel, Ryan, Lemgruber, Renato de S. P., Valgepea, Kaspar, Koepke, Michael, Behrendorff, James Bruce Yarnton H, Marcellin, Esteban   +6 more
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Production of Polyhydroxybutyrate (Bioplastic) and its Biodegradation by Pseudomonas Lemoignei and Aspergillus Niger

E-Journal of Chemistry, 2010
The biodegradation of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and its copolymer polyhydroxy butyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate (PHB-co-HV) was studied. Bacterial as well as fungal isolates were isolated from the local industrial ecosystem.
S. Kumaravel, R. Hema, R. Lakshmi
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A Study Of The Genotoxicity Of Polyhydroxybutyrate : A Synthetic Biomaterial [PDF]

, 2008
The purpose of this study is to determine the genotoxicity of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), produced in short solid fibre form and manufactured by School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang.
Mohammed, Abdulaziz Qaid Ali
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PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB): A BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER

Environmental pollution caused by synthetic plastics has become a major global concern. Biodegradable polymers such as Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), produced by microorganisms, offer an eco‑friendly alternative to conventional plastics. The present research paper focuses on the microbial production of PHB, its extraction, and characterization.
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Simulation of a Composite with a Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Matrix Reinforced with Cylindrical Inclusions: Prediction of Mechanical Properties. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2023
Gómez-Gast N, Rivera-Santana JA, Otero JA, Vieyra H.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source