Synthesis of PHAs from waster under various C:N ratios

Y. J. Wang; F. L. Hua; Y. F. Tsang; S. Y. Chan; S. N. Sin; H. Chua; P. H.F. Yu; N. Q. Ren

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2006.05.039

Synthesis of PHAs from waster under various C:N ratios

Y. J. Wang
, F. L. Hua
, Y. F. Tsang
, S. Y. Chan
, S. N. Sin
, H. Chua^*
, P. H.F. Yu
, N. Q. Ren

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Environment

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production was carried out under various C:N ratios. A ratio of 100 resulted best polymer yield. C-source was an important factor in synthesis. For example, as the ratio of valeric acid (C5) to butyric acid (C4) in N-free medium was increased, the mole fraction of HV in the copolymer increased. When soy waste was used as a C-source a copolymer, a high HV mole fraction (HB:HV, 75:25) was produced while when malt waste was used, a much lower HV mole fraction (HB:HV, 90:10) was generated. It was concluded that activated sludge bacteria could be induced to produce PHAs using food wastes as C-sources and this could be the basis for production of biodegradable plastics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1690-1693
Number of pages	4
Journal	Bioresource Technology
Volume	98
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2006.05.039
State	Published - May 2007

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Keywords

Activated sludge
PHAs
PHB-PHV
Waste

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