date:Sep 05, 2012
Current methods of growing bacteria in large fermenters to produce high quantities of bioplastics are expensive because glucose is used as a starting material.
The Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) group of polyesters is synthesized by bacteria as an energy source when their carbon supply is plentiful.
Poly 3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is the most commonly produced polymer but it is expensive because glucose is used as a starting material for the bacteria to produce the PHB.
Improved quality of PHB combi