ReviewEngineering in life sciences2024
Current trends in medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates: Microbial production, purification, and characterization.
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- Electron transfer properties of biobased and biodegradable polymers: PHA as a case study.Journal of molecular modeling · 2026Article
- Enzymatic and environmental degradation of natural rubber-PHBV polymer blends.Biodegradation · 2026Article
- Sulphide and oleic acid synergism in accelerating mcl-PHA biopolymer production inBiochemistry and biophysics reports · 2025Article
- A Review of Bioelectrochemical Strategies for Enhanced Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Rhamnolipid-Modified PHB-Ectoine Nanoparticles for Multifunctional Skin Protection Against UVB, Irritation, and Bacteria.ACS omega · 2025Article
- Modification of Glucose Metabolic Pathway to Enhance Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthesis inCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2024Article
- Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Medical Applications and Potential for Use in Dentistry.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Current trends in medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates: Microbial production, purification, and characterization.Engineering in life sciences · 2024Review
- Key challenges in the advancement and industrialization of biobased and biodegradable plastics: a value chain overarching perspective.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have gained interest recently due to their biodegradability and versatility. In particular, the chemical compositions of medium-chain-length (mcl)-PHAs are highly diverse, comprising different monomers containing 6-14 carbon atoms. This review summarizes different feedstocks and fermentation strategies to enhance mcl-PHA production and briefly discusses the downstream processing. This review also provides comprehensive details on analytical tools for determining the composition and properties of mcl-PHA. Moreover, this study provides novel information by statistically analyzing the data collected from several reports on mcl-PHA to determine the optimal fermentation parameters (specific growth rate, PHA productivity, and PHA yield from various structurally related and unrelated substrates), mcl-PHA composition, molecular weight (MW), and thermal and mechanical properties, in addition to other relevant statistical values. The analysis revealed that the median PHA productivity observed in the fed-batch feeding strategy was 0.4 g L
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