ReviewPolymers2020
Production of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and Factors Impacting Its Chemical and Mechanical Characteristics.
Review in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 139 papers.
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139 citing papers in PubMed.
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis ability of the salt-tolerant bacterial strain Salinicola lusitanus BTNC26 isolated from the coastal zone in Vietnam and its application in food packaging film production.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production from halophiles: a comprehensive review.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2026Review
- Repairing spinal cord injuries: The most promising polymeric biomaterials and local drug delivery.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Continuous and Divergent Biotransformation of β-Ketoesters Into Enantiomerically Pure β-Hydroxyacids or Their Oligomers Through a Telescoped Multienzyme Cascade.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026Article
- Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB): Production, Properties, Modification Strategies, Additive Manufacturing, Biodegradation, and Applications.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Engineering Access to Stereoirregular Polymer Microstructures Enables Improved Processability of Microbial Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate).Biomacromolecules · 2026Article
- Challenges and Vision for Standardization of Biopolymer Data Sets for Machine Learning.Biomacromolecules · 2026Review
- Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB): Critical Perspectives on Material Properties, Production Advances, and Challenges Toward Sustainable Commercialisation.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- The Effect of Citrate Plasticisers TBC and ATBC on Biobased and Sustainable PHB-Based Polymer Blends.Polymers · 2026Article
- Sustainable Production of High-Performance Antimicrobial Scaffold via an EngineeredBiomolecules · 2026Article
- Upcycling of Commercial Biobased Polyester BioplasticsTurning Used or Spoiled Materials into Added-Value Products.ACS polymers Au · 2026Review
- 3D-Bioprinted Marine Bacteria for the Degradation of Polyhydroxybutyrate Bioplastics.ACS applied polymer materials · 2026Article
- Valorization of agricultural residues for bioplastic production by bacteria isolated from plastic dumpsites: Integrating waste streams into the circular bioeconomy.Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Sustainable Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Using Eucalyptus Bark: Integration with Green Downstream Processing.ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering · 2026Article
- Stronger when wet: Aquatically robust chitinous objects via zero-waste coordination with metal ions.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- Surface Activation Using Atmospheric Plasma to Improve PHB Coating Adhesion and Corrosion Resistance of AZ91D Magnesium Alloys.Polymers · 2026Article
- Sustainable COScientific reports · 2026Article
- A survey of Burkholderiales secondary metabolites using library-scale stable isotope labeling reveals selective production of methyl-esterified 3-hydroxybutyrate oligomers.Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Plastic pollution is fueling the grave environmental threats currently facing humans, the animal kingdom, and the planet. The pursuit of renewable resourced biodegradable materials commenced in the 1970s with the need for carbon neutral fully sustainable products driving important progress in recent years. The development of bioplastic materials is highlighted as imperative to the solutions to our global environment challenges and to the restoration of the wellbeing of our planet. Bio-based plastics are becoming increasingly sustainable and are expected to substitute fossil-based plastics. Bioplastics currently include both, nondegradable and biodegradable compositions, depending on factors including the origins of production and post-use management and conditions. Among the most promising materials being developed and evaluated is polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a microbial bioprocessed polyester belonging to the polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) family. This biocompatible and non-toxic polymer is biosynthesized and accumulated by a number of specialized bacterial strains. The favorable mechanical properties and amenability to biodegradation when exposed to certain active biological environments, earmark PHB as a high potential replacement for petrochemical based polymers such as ubiquitous high density polyethylene (HDPE). To date, high production costs, minimal yields, production technology complexities, and difficulties relating to downstream processing are limiting factors for its progression and expansion in the marketplace. This review examines the chemical, mechanical, thermal, and crystalline characteristics of PHB, as well as various fermentation processing factors which influence the properties of PHB materials.
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