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Advanced approaches to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters in a sustainable and economic fashion Cover

Advanced approaches to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters in a sustainable and economic fashion

The EuroBiotech Journal
Volume 2 (2018): Issue 2 (April 2018)
By: Martin Koller and  Gerhart Braunegg  
Open Access
|Apr 2018

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Figure 1

The rising amounts of global plastic production.
The rising amounts of global plastic production.

Figure 2

General chemical structure of PHA biopolyesters. Upper part: scheme of a prokaryotic cell harboring PHA granules (“carbonosomes”). R: side chain of monomers; n: number of methylene groups in backbone of monomers; x: degree of polymerization; *: chiral carbon atom in most PHA building blocks.
General chemical structure of PHA biopolyesters. Upper part: scheme of a prokaryotic cell harboring PHA granules (“carbonosomes”). R: side chain of monomers; n: number of methylene groups in backbone of monomers; x: degree of polymerization; *: chiral carbon atom in most PHA building blocks.

Figure 3

The eight pillars of cost-efficient and sustainable PHA manufacturing.
The eight pillars of cost-efficient and sustainable PHA manufacturing.

Figure 4

Process steps for PHA production starting from surplus whey as raw material.
Process steps for PHA production starting from surplus whey as raw material.

Figure 5

Theoretically accessible quantities of PHA starting from lipid waste of the European animal-processing industry.
Theoretically accessible quantities of PHA starting from lipid waste of the European animal-processing industry.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2018-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2564-615X
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Language: English
Page range: 89 - 103
Published on: Apr 25, 2018
Published by: European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Animal-processing industry,
biodiesel,
biopolyesters,
biopolymers,
polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA),
raw materials,
sustainability,
waste streams,
whey
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Genetics,
Biotechnology,
Bioinformatics,
Life sciences, other

© 2018 Martin Koller, Gerhart Braunegg, published by European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association
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