Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters accumulated as carbon and energy storage materials under unbalanced growth conditions by various microorganisms. They are one of the most promising potential substitutes for conventional non-biodegradable plastics due to their similar physicochemical properties, but most important, its biodegradability. Production cost of PHAs is still a great barrier to extend its application at industrial scale. In order to reduce that cost, research is focusing on the use of several wastes as feedstock (such as agro-industrial and municipal organic waste and wastewater) in a platform based on mixed microbial cultures. This review provides a critical illustration of the state of the art of the most likely-to-be-scale-up PHA production processes using mixed microbial cultures platform and waste streams as feedstock, with a particular focus on both, upstream and downstream processes. Current pilot scale studies, future prospects, challenges and developments in the field are also highlighted.
Mannina G., Presti D., Montiel-Jarillo G., Carrera J., & Suarez-Ojeda M.E. (2020). Recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from wastewater: A review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 297(1), 122478.
Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 |
Titolo: | Recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from wastewater: A review |
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Citazione: | Mannina G., Presti D., Montiel-Jarillo G., Carrera J., & Suarez-Ojeda M.E. (2020). Recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from wastewater: A review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 297(1), 122478. |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122478 |
Abstract: | Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters accumulated as carbon and energy storage materials under unbalanced growth conditions by various microorganisms. They are one of the most promising potential substitutes for conventional non-biodegradable plastics due to their similar physicochemical properties, but most important, its biodegradability. Production cost of PHAs is still a great barrier to extend its application at industrial scale. In order to reduce that cost, research is focusing on the use of several wastes as feedstock (such as agro-industrial and municipal organic waste and wastewater) in a platform based on mixed microbial cultures. This review provides a critical illustration of the state of the art of the most likely-to-be-scale-up PHA production processes using mixed microbial cultures platform and waste streams as feedstock, with a particular focus on both, upstream and downstream processes. Current pilot scale studies, future prospects, challenges and developments in the field are also highlighted. |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore ICAR/03 - Ingegneria Sanitaria-Ambientale |
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