Abstract
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable plastics produced by bacteria, but their use in diverse applications is prohibited by high production costs. To reduce these costs, the conversion by Pseudomonas strains of PHAs from crude sludge palm oil (SPO) as an inexpensive renewable raw material was tested. Pseudomonas putida S12 was found to produce the highest yield (~41%) of elastomeric medium-chain-length (MCL)-PHAs from SPO. The MCL-PHA characteristics were analyzed by gas-chromatography/mass spectrometry, gel permeation chromatography, and differential scanning calorimetry. These findings may contribute to more widespread use of PHAs by reducing PHA production costs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 990-994 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2017 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Keywords
- Bioplastic
- PHA
- Pseudomonas
- Sludge palm oil
- Waste utilization
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