Chemical modifications of poly (3-hydroxyalkanoates)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2015

Abstract

Microbially produced polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are fully biodegradable and biocompatible biopolyesters. Several different varieties of PHAs are directly produced by microbial fermentation. PHAs with tailor-made compositions can be synthesized by choosing an appropriate strain, carbon source, and suitable cultivation condition. However, some thermomechanical properties need to be improved for increasing the application range of these PHAs, and this can be achieved by chemical modifications of microbially synthesized PHAs. To date, several chemical modifications of PHAs have been reported. This literature survey summarizes such chemical modifications of polyhydroxybutyrate, poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), poly (hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyhexanoate), and polyhydroxyoctanoate.

Identifier

85006234918 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Emerging Materials Research

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1680/emr.15.00020

e-ISSN

20460155

ISSN

20460147

First Page

176

Last Page

188

Issue

2

Volume

4

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