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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 293, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112782
Keywords
Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Pre-treatment; Food waste; Bio-plastic; Microalgae
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- Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, Malaysia [FRGS/1/2019/STG05/UNIM/02/2]
- MyPAIR-PHC-Hibiscus Grant [MyPAIR/1/2020/STG05/UNIM/1]
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This study reviews the synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from microalgae cells in organic food waste, highlighting cultivation methods and cell wall destabilization for PHA accumulation. The focus is on enhancing bioplastic productivity from microalgae towards low-cost, large-scale, and higher PHA yields in the future.
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable and biocompatible polyester which are biosynthesized from the intracellular cells of microalgae through the cultivation of organic food waste medium. Before cultivation process, food waste must undergo several pre-treatment techniques such as chemical, biological, physical or mechanical in order to solubilize complex food waste matter into simpler micro- and macronutrients in which allow bio-valorisation of microalgae and food waste compound during the cultivation process. This work reviews four microalgae genera namely Chlamydomonas, Chlorella, Spirulina, and Botryococcus, are selected as suitable species due to rapid growth rate, minimal nutrient requirement, greater adaptability and flexibility prior to lower the overall production cost and maximized the production of PHAs. This study also focuses on the different mode of cultivation for the accumulation of PHAs followed by cell wall destabilization, extraction, and purification. Nonetheless, this review provides future insights into enhancing the productivity of bioplastic derived from microalgae towards low-cost, large-scale, and higher productivity of PHAs.
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