Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from algal biomass

  1. Kaoutar Aboudi 1
  2. Luis Alberto Fernández-Güelfo 2
  3. Banafsha Ahmed 3
  4. Vinay Kumar Tyagi 3
  5. Carlos José Álvarez-Gallego 1
  6. Luis Isidoro Romero-García 1
  1. 1 Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Institute of Vitivinicultural and Agrifood Research (IVAGRO), University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
  2. 2 Universidad de Cádiz
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    Universidad de Cádiz

    Cádiz, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04mxxkb11

  3. 3 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
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    Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

    Roorkee, India

    ROR https://ror.org/00582g326

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Book:
Clean Energy and Resources Recovery

Publisher: Elsevier

ISBN: 978-0-323-85223-4

Year of publication: 2021

Pages: 447-464

Type: Book chapter

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-85223-4.00006-3 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of bioproduced and biodegradable polyesters and a sustainable alternative to fossil-based plastics, yet their high production costs restrict them from traditional nonbiodegradable polymers. For an economical approach in the production of bioplastics, two factors must be considered: the use of biomass as raw material and the improvement of production processes. Therefore this chapter has analyzed the use of algae biomass (macroalgae and microalgae) as a raw material for the production of PHAs.