Recent Advances in the Production, Recovery and Applications of Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 580-605

  Gumel, A M ^a   Annuar, M S M ^a   Chisti, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Applications; Bioplastics; Biopolymers; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Polymerization

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOPOLYMERS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; FERMENTATION; MICROORGANISMS; POLYMERIZATION;

BIO-PLASTICS; BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYESTERS; EMERGING APPLICATIONS; ENZYMATIC PRODUCTION; FERMENTATION PROCESS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM; RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS;

GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; MICROORGANISM; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84876122626     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-012-0527-1     Document Type: Review

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