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ClearNovel Technologies for Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Production
This review examines novel production technologies for polyhydroxyalkanoates, highlighting how the global problem of plastic and microplastic pollution has intensified interest in developing scalable, eco-friendly bioplastic alternatives over more than four decades of PHA research.
Advances in Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production, Volume 3
This review synthesizes advances in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyester production as a family of biodegradable alternatives to conventional plastics, addressing growing public concern about plastic waste and microplastic formation by examining the latest research on PHA synthesis from fossil-free feedstocks.
Current trends in the production of biodegradable bioplastics: The case of polyhydroxyalkanoates
This review evaluates the state of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) bioplastic production, comparing microbiological, enzymatic, and chemical manufacturing approaches for their potential to replace petroleum-based plastics. While PHAs are naturally biodegradable and mechanically versatile, cost and scalability remain major barriers to commercial adoption.
Metabolic Process and Types of Carbon Source leads to Desired Polyhydroxyalkanoate Properties
This review examines how different carbon sources and metabolic pathways influence the biosynthetic production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), analyzing how carbon source selection and organism choice determine whether homo- or copolymers are produced and shape the resulting physical and chemical properties of these biodegradable plastics.
PHA-Based Bioplastic: a Potential Alternative to Address Microplastic Pollution
This review examines polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based bioplastics as biodegradable alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics, highlighting their potential to reduce microplastic pollution while discussing challenges in scaling production and improving material properties.
Bacterial Production of Hydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
This review examines bacterial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) as a biodegradable alternative to petroleum-based plastics, covering fermentation processes, scaling to industrial levels, and future trends, while noting that higher production costs currently prevent PHAs from competing commercially with conventional plastics.
Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymer from crop residue using bacteria as an alternative to plastics: a review
This review examines how PHA, a biodegradable plastic made from crop waste using bacteria, could serve as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics. While PHA breaks down naturally unlike traditional plastics that fragment into microplastics, challenges remain in making it heat-stable and cost-competitive enough for widespread industrial use.
Polyhydroxyalkanoates biosynthesis, resulting polymer structures, and plasticization
This review examines polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a class of biodegradable biopolymers synthesized by microorganisms, discussing strategies including plasticizers and monomer inclusion to overcome the brittleness and processing challenges of the most common PHA, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate).
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Biopolyesters - Emerging and Major Products of Industrial Biotechnology
This review examined polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolyesters as industrially produced biodegradable plastics, covering their microbial biosynthesis, material properties, and commercial applications as sustainable alternatives to conventional petroleum-based plastics.
Exploring the Feasibility of Cell-Free Synthesis as a Platform for Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production: Opportunities and Challenges
This paper is not about microplastics; it reviews cell-free synthesis as a platform for producing polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) bioplastics as alternatives to petroleum-based plastics.
Strategies for Biosynthesis of C1 Gas-derived Polyhydroxyalkanoates: A review
Researchers reviewed strategies for producing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) — biodegradable bioplastics — from one-carbon gases like CO2, CO, and methane using autotrophic and methanotrophic microbes, highlighting fermentation and metabolic engineering approaches as cost-effective alternatives to conventional carbon-source-dependent PHA production.
A Review on Biological Synthesis of the Biodegradable Polymers Polyhydroxyalkanoates and the Development of Multiple Applications
This review covers the biological production of polyhydroxyalkanoates, a family of biodegradable bioplastics that bacteria naturally produce from waste carbon sources. Researchers found that these biopolymers have properties similar to conventional plastics like polypropylene but can fully biodegrade, making them a promising alternative to petroleum-based plastics. The study emphasizes that scaling up production and establishing proper end-of-life management are critical steps for PHAs to compete with conventional plastics and help reduce microplastic pollution.
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) – Production, Properties, and Biodegradation
This review covers polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a class of microbially produced biopolyesters, discussing raw material innovation, microbial producer strains, bioengineering approaches for improved yields, and end-of-life biodegradation options. PHAs are presented as a genuinely circular plastic alternative due to their renewable production, biodegradability, and compatibility with existing plastic applications including food packaging.
Advances in Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production, Volume 2
This editorial introduces a second special journal issue on polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production — a class of biodegradable plastics produced by microorganisms — covering recent advances in bioprocessing and applications. PHAs are being developed as biodegradable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics to reduce microplastic pollution.
Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by the Valorization of Biomass and Synthetic Waste
This paper explores the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), biodegradable microbial polymers, from biomass and waste feedstocks as a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic plastics. PHAs can be naturally synthesized by bacteria, offering a pathway to biodegradable plastics that do not persist as microplastic pollution.
Paving the way for biobased materials : a roadmap for the market introduction of PHAs
This roadmap paper examines barriers to large-scale commercial production of PHA biopolymers, which are biodegradable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics. Scaling up PHA production is essential for offering plastic manufacturers sustainable alternatives that would not persist as microplastics in the environment.
Advances in Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production, Volume 3
This review synthesizes 15 research contributions to the third special issue on polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters, covering advances in inexpensive feedstocks from agricultural waste, CO2-based biosynthesis by cyanobacteria and engineered bacteria, extremophile-derived PHAs, and novel processing strategies aimed at making PHA a viable sustainable alternative to fossil-based plastics.
Insightful Advancement and Opportunities for Microbial Bioplastic Production
This review surveys advances in microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) and other bioplastics, highlighting fermentation optimization, feedstock diversification, and genetic engineering strategies that could make microbially-derived bioplastics economically competitive with petroleum-based plastics.
Scalable Step-by-Step Approach of Sustainable Bioplastic Production from Food Waste
Researchers developed a scalable step-by-step method for producing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) bioplastics from food waste, addressing both the microplastic crisis and food waste challenges by demonstrating that food waste feedstocks can enable sustainable PHA production as a fully biodegradable alternative to petroleum-based plastics.
The synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates from low carbon wastewater under anaerobic-microaerobic process: effects of pH and nitrogen and phosphorus limitation
Researchers optimized conditions for producing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) — biodegradable bioplastics — from wastewater using bacteria under anaerobic-microaerobic conditions. Controlling pH and nutrient levels significantly improved PHA production yield. This work advances the development of sustainable plastic alternatives made from waste materials.
Advanced approaches to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters in a sustainable and economic fashion
This review examines strategies to reduce polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) bioplastic production costs by replacing expensive first-generation feedstocks (glucose, starch) with carbon-rich industrial waste streams as second-generation substrates. Researchers describe results from the EU-funded ANIMPOL and WHEYPOL projects, which demonstrated PHA production from animal processing and whey waste residues, improving economic viability and sustainability.
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Bio-polyesters – Circular Materials for Sustainable Development and Growth
This review examines polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers as circular carbon materials produced from renewable feedstocks and biodegradable across diverse environments, arguing that PHAs offer a more genuine solution to microplastic pollution than conventional bioplastics that require industrial composting.
Advancements in genetic engineering for enhanced Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production: a comprehensive review of metabolic pathway manipulation and gene deletion strategies
This review examines genetic engineering strategies for boosting production of polyhydroxyalkanoates, which are biodegradable bioplastics produced by bacteria. Researchers describe how modifying metabolic pathways and deleting competing genes can significantly increase bioplastic yields. The technology is relevant to the microplastics problem because scaling up biodegradable plastic alternatives could help reduce the accumulation of persistent conventional plastics in the environment.
What Is New in the Field of Industrial Wastes Conversion into Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Bacteria?
This review covers recent advances in using bacteria to convert industrial food waste into polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a type of biodegradable bioplastic. Using industrial waste as feedstock for bioplastic production could reduce both plastic pollution and food industry waste simultaneously.