Production of Medium Chain Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate from Waste Cannabis sativa Biomass
Juan Alejandro Pérez Aguilar,
Jaime Martin Franco,
Iván Darío Otero
et al.
Abstract:This works aims to evaluate a process to convert residual medical Cannabis sativa stalks into medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA), using chemical pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis to obtain sugars as a carbon source for a fermentation process with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Chemical composition analysis revealed a content of structural polysaccharides of 57.64%. Thermochemical pretreatments with 2% sulfuric acid or 2% sodium hydroxide were capable of partially removing hemicellulose and lignin,… Show more
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