Cofunded by the European Union

Resource recovery of the future: water reuse for new bioplastics with tunable lifespan

Abstract -

Treated urban wastewater effluents may constitute a source of nutrients for the growth of bioplastic (polyhydroxyalkanoate, PHA)
producing photosynthetic organisms. PHA are the only bioplastics that can fully biodegrade under all possible of environmental conditions.
Currently, commercial PHA production process is undertaken by cultures of heterotrophic microorganisms with high demands of energy, substrates and clean high-quality water.[...]

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