Polyhydroxyalkanoates Biopolymers Production Strategies /

• Main Author: Gahlawat, Geeta (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Biobased Polymers,
• Subjects: Polymers .; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Biochemical engineering.; Chemical engineering.; Polymer Sciences.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Biochemical Engineering.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.

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 strategi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Polyhydroxyalkanoates: The Future Bioplastics
• Challenges in PHAs Production at mass scale
• Possible Solutions for commercialization of PHA
• Summary and Future Perspectives.