Polyhydroxyalkanoate production by municipal waste activated sludge

Tackling scaling-up process challenges

Doctoral thesis (2022)

Authors

A. Estevez Alonso BT/Environmental Biotechnology - AS
Research Group
BT/Environmental Biotechnology (AS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2022 A. Estevez Alonso
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:9a0c1794-78c8-4669-85eb-25d8318c4d78
Circular Economy Bioplastics Biopolymers Waste activated sludge (WAS)
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Published Date

2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Applied Sciences

Department

BT/Biotechnologie

Research Group

BT/Environmental Biotechnology

Abstract

Microbes are the gears that sustain all forms of life in planet Earth and are expected to become key players in the transition towards a more sustainable society. In this thesis, microbes from sewage sludge are used for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates, biodegradable polymers that have the potential to replace
many of the petroleum-based plastics that are used nowadays.