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Low-quality animal by-product streams for the production of PHA-biopolymers: fats, fat/protein-emulsions and materials with high ash content as low-cost feedstocks
Summary
Researchers explored using low-quality animal by-product waste streams — including fats, fat-protein emulsions, and high-ash materials — as low-cost feedstocks for producing PHA biopolymers, a biodegradable alternative to conventional plastics that could reduce both production costs and waste disposal burden.
In future, the PHA production cost could be lowered by using the described animal by-product streams as feedstock.
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