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Impact of fermentation residues on the thermal, structural, and rheological pro...

The effects of recovered residues on the characteristics of polyhydroxy(butyrate-co-valerate) (PHBV) produced from mixed microbial cultures (MMCs) fed with cheese whey, olive oil mill wastewater, or a synthetic mixture of acetic and propionic acid were investigated. The different types of MMC PHBVs were extracted and purified with different downstream routes; this enabled the recovery of polymers with different...

Bioelectrochemically-assisted reductive dechlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane by...

The aim of this study was to verify the possibility to use a polarized graphite electrode as an electron donor for the reductive dechlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane, an ubiquitous groundwater contaminant. The rate of 1,2-DCA dechlorination almost linearly increased by decreasing the set cathode potential over a broad range of set cathode potentials (i.e., from −300 mV to −900 mV vs. the standard hydrogen elect...

Impact of fermentation residues on the rheological and structural properties of...

In addition to their poor processability with conventional plastic processing techniquesi , polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are expensive when compared to other plastics. PHA recovery and purification take a strong share on the final product cost, but the impact of fermentation residues on PHA properties relevant for processing and final product properties is not sufficiently documented in the literature. Here we r...

Composites materials for food packaging and from food industry by-products only...

Impact of fermentation residues on the rheological and structural properties of...

In addition to their poor processability with conventional plastic processing techniquesi , polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are expensive when compared to other plastics. PHA recovery and purification take a strong share on the final product cost, but the impact of fermentation residues on PHA properties relevant for processing and final product properties is not sufficiently documented in the literature. Here we r...

PHA obtained from mixed microbial cultures fed with food industry by-products :...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) have two major assets which make them promising polymers for future packaging application to reduce the ecological footprint of plastics: they are fully biodegradable and bio-based. However, PHA are not yet used in plastic bags, pouches or flat thin films because they are still 10 times more expensive than conventional plastics used for such application, and most of all, because they...