PHA bioplastic: A value-added coproduct for biomass biorefineries

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-467

  Snell, Kristi D ^a   Peoples, Oliver P ^a  

^a Metabolix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass; Bioplastics; Biorefinery; PHAs; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOPLASTICS; BIOREFINERY; PHAS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SWITCHGRASS;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ELASTOMERS; LIQUID FUELS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PLASTICITY; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESIDUAL FUELS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 67650714662     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.161     Document Type: Review

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