Scale-Up Aspects of PHA Production by Microbial Enrichment Cultures

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are microbial storage polymers accumulated by many different prokaryotes as an intracellular carbon and energy reserve. The polymer properties make PHA interesting as bioplastic. Moreover, the monomers could serve as chiral building blocks or be used as a biofuel.<br/>Currently, PHA is commercially produced using...