期刊名称：Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental
印刷版ISSN：0188-4999
出版年度：2013
卷号：29
期号：1
页码：77-115
语种：Spanish
出版社：Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera
摘要：Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biopolyesters synthesized by numerous microorganisms as an intracellular carbon and energy storage compound, and they have physical and chemical properties similar to those of petroleum-based plastics. They have been extensively studied since 1980, nowadays they are still an important research topic as substitutes of conventional plastics since PHA are biodegradable and synthesized from renewable resources. They also have an important application as biocompatible materials in the biomedical and pharmaceutical field. In this work is presented an extensive bibliographic review about scientific research on the biosynthesis and biodegradation of PHA, the status of its industrial production and commercialization, and the future perspectives regarding the study and application of these bioplastics.
其他摘要：Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biopolyesters synthesized by numerous microorganisms as an intracellular carbon and energy storage compound, and they have physical and chemical properties similar to those of petroleum-based plastics. They have been extensively studied since 1980, nowadays they are still an important research topic as substitutes of conventional plastics since PHA are biodegradable and synthesized from renewable resources. They also have an important application as biocompatible materials in the biomedical and pharmaceutical field. In this work is presented an extensive bibliographic review about scientific research on the biosynthesis and biodegradation of PHA, the status of its industrial production and commercialization, and the future perspectives regarding the study and application of these bioplastics.
