Enzyme Engineering
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6674
ISSN: 2329-6674
Division of Microbiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India
Research Article
Agro-Industrial Waste as Potential Renewable Feedstock for Biopolymer Poly-hydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Production
Author(s): Mayur G. Naitam*, Govind Singh Tomar, Rajeev Kaushik, Surender Singh and Lata Nain
Production of bio plastics using bacterially produced biopolymers is gaining momentum because of increasing
concerns about environmental pollution caused by petroleum-based plastics, which are recalcitrant to microbial
degradation and accumulate in the environment. Attempts to produce bio plastics are being made over the last few
decades with little success. The mainstream substrates used for biopolymer production like laboratory-grade sugars,
natural starch, and sugars from food crops like maize, vegetable oils, etc. are costly and also compete with food
crops that result in a higher cost of production. In contrast, lignocellulosic waste from agriculture and related agro-
industries can be used as potential feedstocks for the production of biopolymers and also, and they do not compete
with food crops. Utilization of agro-industrial residues like paddy and wheat s.. View More»
DOI:
10.35841/2329-6674.22.11.190