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30 Citations

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Thorough Investigation of the Effects of Cultivation Factors on Polyhydroalkanoates (PHAs) Production by Cupriavidus necator from Food Waste-Derived Volatile Fatty Acids

Danh H. Vu,
Amir Mahboubi,
Andrew Root,
Ivo Heinmaa,
Mohammad J. Taherzadeh and
Dan Åkesson

Fermentation2022, 8(11), 605;https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8110605

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4 November 2022

Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) have become promising candidates for replacing the conventional expensive carbon sources used to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Considering the inhibitory effect of VFAs at high concentrations and the influence of V...

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Biosynthesis of Polyhydroalkanoates Doped with Silver Nanoparticles Using Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas aeruginosa for Antibacterial Polymer Applications

Carmen Liliana Cruz-Romero,
Abraham Ulises Chávez-Ramírez,
Cyntia R. Flores-Juárez,
Noé Arjona,
Alejandra Álvarez-López,
Laura del Bosque Plata,
Vanessa Vallejo-Becerra and
Juan de Dios Galindo-de-la-Rosa

Int. J. Mol. Sci.2024, 25(16), 8996;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25168996

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19 August 2024

In this study, the biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) was carried out using Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These PHAs were produced using reagent-grade glycerol and crude glycerol as the carbon sources. The objective was to...

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21 Pages

The Role of Bacterial Polyhydroalkanoate (PHA) in a Sustainable Future: A Review on the Biological Diversity

Diogo Vicente,
Diogo Neves Proença and
Paula V. Morais

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20(4), 2959;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042959

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8 February 2023

Environmental challenges related to the mismanagement of plastic waste became even more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for new solutions regarding the use of plastics came to the forefront again. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) have demon...

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