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Polyhydroxyalkanoates Biopolymers

Production Strategies

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  • © 2019

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Authors:
  1. Geeta Gahlawat

    1. Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

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  • Focuses on advances in polyhydroxyalkanoates production during the last five years
  • Describes state-of-the-art strategies for commercialization of these bioplastics
  • Presents a comprehensive report with color illustrations for better understanding

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science (BRIEFSMOLECULAR)

Part of the book sub series: Biobased Polymers (BRIEFSBP)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction and Background

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    Pages 1-14

  3. Polyhydroxyalkanoates: The Future Bioplastics

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    Pages 15-23

  4. Challenges in PHAs Production at Mass Scale

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    Pages 25-30

  5. Production Strategies for Commercialization of PHA

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    Pages 31-67

  6. Summary and Future Perspectives

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    Pages 69-70
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This book focuses on both production and extraction aspects of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) for their commercialization purpose. PHAs have broad range of applications in packaging, food, agriculture and pharmaceutical industries. Until now literature reports have discussed either production strategies or extraction protocols. But for commercialization purpose both issues need to be addressed. This book highlights other copolymers of PHAs which have much better physico-mechanical properties such as elasticity and strength than polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). Finally efficient product recovery protocols and process optimization strategies including renewable substrates, high cell density cultivations, genetic engineering and mathematical modeling are discussed in detail in order to outline the progress made so far in the area of economic biopolymer production. The primary audience will be scholars, researchers and professors working in colleges, universities, research institutes and government organizations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

    Geeta Gahlawat

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