Can Polyhydroxyalkanoates Be Produced Efficiently From Waste Plant and Animal Oils?

Arthy Surendran; Manoj Lakshmanan; Jiun Yee Chee; Azlinah Mohd Sulaiman; Doan Van Thuoc; Kumar Sudesh

doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00169

doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00169

Can Polyhydroxyalkanoates Be Produced Efficiently From Waste Plant and Animal Oils?

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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology5.70

Volume: 8

Published: Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a potential replacement for some petrochemical-based plastics. PHAs are polyesters synthesized and stored by various bacteria and archaea in their cytoplasm as water-insoluble inclusions. PHAs are usually produced when the microbes are cultured with nutrient-limiting concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, or oxygen and excess carbon sources. Such fermentation conditions have been optimized by industry to...