ReviewBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2022
A New Wave of Industrialization of PHA Biopolyesters.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 257 citations in OpenAlex.
- Microbial synthesis and degradation of bio-based biodegradable plastics.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- The Role of Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Veterinary Medicine: Biosynthesis, Material Modifications and Clinical Applications.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Biodegradable Polyhydroxyalkanoates as Advanced Antimicrobial Biomaterials: A Review.Biotechnology and bioengineering · 2026Review
- Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB): Production, Properties, Modification Strategies, Additive Manufacturing, Biodegradation, and Applications.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Challenges and Vision for Standardization of Biopolymer Data Sets for Machine Learning.Biomacromolecules · 2026Review
- Process optimisation for polyhydroxyalkanoates production with tailored hydroxyvalerate content from agri-food residues using mixed microbial cultures.Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts · 2026Article
- Sustainable bioconversion of excess grape must into polyhydroxyalkanoates by Cupriavidus necator DSM 545 and Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava DSM 1034.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2026Article
- Potential of Biodegradable Polyhydroxyalkanoates for the Construction of Sustainable Polymer Composite Materials.Polymers · 2026Article
- Mixed-culture polyhydroxyalkanoate production with variable hydroxyvalerate content from agri-food residues.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2026Article
- Morphological and Performance Assessment of Commercial Menstrual and Incontinence Absorbent Hygiene Products.Polymers · 2026Article
- Bioenergy carbon capture storage and utilization: a critical review of market dynamics and policy implications.Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts · 2026Review
- Upcycling agricultural residues into polyhydroxyalkanoates through pilot-scale mixed microbial culture processes.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Versatile sugar and valerate metabolic pathways in Paraburkholderia xenovorans LB400 enable tailored poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) production.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Production and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) copolymers from a pre- fermented hardwood hydrolysate.Bioprocess and biosystems engineering · 2025Article
- Sulfur Vulcanization and Material Properties of Polyhydroxyalkanoates with Unsaturated Side Chain.Polymers · 2025Article
- Bacterial species-structure-property relationships of polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers produced on simple sugars for thin film applications.Microbial cell factories · 2025Article
- Biodegradability of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters in nature: a review.Biodegradation · 2025Review
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- Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from food residues.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Review
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Abstract
The ever-increasing use of plastics, their fossil origin, and especially their persistence in nature have started a wave of new innovations in materials that are renewable, offer the functionalities of plastics, and are biodegradable. One such class of biopolymers, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), are biosynthesized by numerous microorganisms through the conversion of carbon-rich renewable resources. PHA homo- and heteropolyesters are intracellular products of secondary microbial metabolism. When isolated from microbial biomass, PHA biopolymers mimic the functionalities of many of the top-selling plastics of petrochemical origin, but biodegrade in soil, freshwater, and marine environments, and are both industrial- and home-compostable. Only a handful of PHA biopolymers have been studied in-depth, and five of these reliably match the desired material properties of established fossil plastics. Realizing the positive attributes of PHA biopolymers, several established chemical companies and numerous start-ups, brand owners, and converters have begun to produce and use PHA in a variety of industrial and consumer applications, in what can be described as the emergence of the "PHA industry". While this positive industrial and commercial relevance of PHA can hardly be described as the first wave in its commercial development, it is nonetheless a very serious one with over 25 companies and start-ups and 30+ brand owners announcing partnerships in PHA production and use. The combined product portfolio of the producing companies is restricted to five types of PHA, namely poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), poly(4-hydroxybutyrate), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-
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