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ReviewPolymers2024

Valorization of Algal Biomass to Produce Microbial Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Recent Updates, Challenges, and Perspectives.

Anand Narayanasamy, Sanjay K S Patel, Neha Singh, M V Rohit, Jung-Kul Lee

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Review in Polymers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Anand NarayanasamyBioconversion Technology Division, Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand 388120, Gujarat, India.
Sanjay K S PatelDepartment of Biotechnology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar 246174, Uttarakhand, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1658-0911
Neha SinghBioconversion Technology Division, Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand 388120, Gujarat, India.
M V RohitBioconversion Technology Division, Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand 388120, Gujarat, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2685-1324
Jung-Kul LeeDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7384-5301

Funding

NRF Korea NRF-2022M3A9I5015091, 2022M3A9I3082366, RS-2023-00222078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biopolymers are highly desirable alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics owing to their biodegradable nature. The production of bioplastics, such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), has been widely reported using various bacterial cultures with substrates ranging from pure to biowaste-derived sugars. However, large-scale production and economic feasibility are major limiting factors. Now, using algal biomass for PHA production offers a potential solution to these challenges with a significant environmental benefit. Algae, with their unique ability to utilize carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas (GHG) and wastewater as feed for growth, can produce value-added products in the process and, thereby, play a crucial role in promoting environmental sustainability. The sugar recovery efficiency from algal biomass is highly variable depending on pretreatment procedures due to inherent compositional variability among their cell walls. Additionally, the yields, composition, and properties of synthesized PHA vary significantly among various microbial PHA producers from algal-derived sugars. Therefore, the microalgal biomass pretreatments and synthesis of PHA copolymers still require considerable investigation to develop an efficient commercial-scale process. This review provides an overview of the microbial potential for PHA production from algal biomass and discusses strategies to enhance PHA production and its properties, focusing on managing GHGs and promoting a sustainable future.

Indexed as

algal biomassbiodegradable plasticsenvironmental pollutionpolyhydroxyalkanoatesreducing sugars

Identifiers

PMID39125253
PMCPMC11314723

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