Publication detail

Biotechnological conversion of food industry waste products into biodegradable polyesters

OBRUČA, S. EREMKA, L. ŠNAJDAR, O. PETRIK, S. BENEŠOVÁ, P. MÁROVÁ, I.

Original Title

Type

abstract

Language

English

Original Abstract

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a group of polyester materials which are accumulated in the form of intracellular granules by a wide variety of bacterial strains. Due to their mechanical properties similar to those of plastics of petrochemical origin and their biodegradability, PHA are considered being an environmentally-friendly alternative to common plastics such as polyethylene or polypropylene. Moreover, thanks to their biocompatibility, PHA find many potential applications in medicine. However, the limiting factor preventing PHA to enter the market is their high price as compared to polymers of petrochemical origin.

Keywords

PHA, Cupriavidus necator, Bacillus megaterium, waste oils, cheese whey

Authors

OBRUČA, S.; EREMKA, L.; ŠNAJDAR, O.; PETRIK, S.; BENEŠOVÁ, P.; MÁROVÁ, I.

Released

8. 4. 2013

Location

Mikulov

Pages count

BibTex

@misc{BUT104088,
  author="Stanislav {Obruča} and Libor {Eremka} and Ondřej {Šnajdar} and Siniša {Petrik} and Pavla {Benešová} and Ivana {Márová}",
  title="Biotechnological conversion of food industry waste products into biodegradable polyesters",
  year="2013",
  pages="1",
  address="Mikulov",
  note="abstract"
}