Bioconversion Process of Polyethylene from Waste Tetra Pak<sup>®</sup> Packaging to Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Bioconversion Process of Polyethylene from Waste Tetra Pak<sup>®</sup> Packaging to Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Presented herein are the results of a novel recycling method for waste Tetra Pak<sup>®</sup> packaging materials. The polyethylene (PE-T) component of this packaging material, obtained via a separation process using a “solvents method”, was used as a carbon source for the biosynthesis of...

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Main Authors: Itohowo Ekere, Brian Johnston, Fideline Tchuenbou-Magaia, David Townrow, Szymon Wojciechowski, Adam Marek, Jan Zawadiak, Khadar Duale, Magdalena Zieba, Wanda Sikorska, Grazyna Adamus, Tomasz Goslar, Marek Kowalczuk, Iza Radecka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
Tetra Pak<sup>®</sup>
<i>Cupriavidus necator</i>
polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)
bioplastics
recycling
polyethylene
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/14/2840

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