Production of biopolymer from waste materials as the suitable alternative for plastics

• Main Authors: Rohaida, Che Man, Nur Nadia, Mohd Zakaria, Nurul Nabila Huda, Baharudin
• Other Authors: S, Rangabhashiyam
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: CRC Press 2022
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35477/1/Biotechnological%20Approaches%20in%20Waste%20Management.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35477/; https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003188292; https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003188292
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Biopolymer is a promising alternative material to substitute synthetic plastics for daily use, due to its excellent stability, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. This chapter discusses the current investigations on the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) using wastes from different source...