Biocompatible PHB Production from Bacillus Species Under Submerged and Solid-State Fermentation and Extraction Through Different Downstream Processing

Catastrophic global accumulation of non-biodegradable plastic has led to efforts for production of alternative eco-friendly biopolymer. Here, we attempted to produce a biodegradable, cytocompatible and eco-friendly polyhydroxy-butyrate (PHB) from a pigmented Bacillus sp. C1 (2013) (KF626477) through submerged (SmF) and solid-state fermentation (SSF). Under SmF and SSF, 0.60 g l−1 and 1.56 g l−1 of PHB with 0.497 g l−1 of yellow fluorescent...