Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production in open mixed cultures using waste activated sludge as biomass

In this work, volatile fatty acids (VFAs) were used as a carbon source to assess the ability of bacteria present in waste activated sludge (WAS), as indigenous flora, to accumulate polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). Acetic acid and propionic acid were used both separately and in combination as feedstock, producing either homopolymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (3PHB) and/or the co-polymer, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) P(3HB-co-3HV). The overall potential to use waste activated sludge as biomass for production of valuable polymers was assessed, and a quality assessment of the as-produced polymers was run, with the extracted polymer being analyzed for properties such as thermal, microstructure and molecular weight. It was found that a blend of copolymers was typically produced, with thermal properties being similar to those reported elsewhere. The overall PHA cell content obtained was 0.29 gPHA gVSS-1.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:202

Enthalten in:

Archives of microbiology - 202(2020), 7 vom: 24. Sept., Seite 1907-1913

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Munir, Sajida [VerfasserIn]
Jamil, Nazia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7440-44-0
Carbon
DSC
Fatty Acids, Volatile
GC
GPC
Journal Article
Polyhydroxyalkanoates
Sewage
Volatile fatty acids
Waste activated sludge

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Date Completed 21.08.2020

Date Revised 21.08.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00203-020-01912-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310311314