An innovative and sustainable process for producing poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate): simulating volatile fatty acid role and biodegradability

Butyric Acid and Caproic Acid Production Using Single and Mixed Bacterial Cultures

“…Recently, Amabile et al [3,4] used methane and VFAs from organic substrate digestion to produce poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), which has mechanical and thermal properties comparable to fossil fuel-based plastics. They showed that VFAs can be used as building blocks for several biopolymers.…”

“…Many efforts were made in recent years to lower the market price of PHB, and the possibility of using low-cost carbon sources was also explored [3,[10][11][12][13]. Reports are also available for the valorization of CW into PHB [11,13].…”