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Exploring the potential of lactic acid production from lignocellulosic hydrolysates with various ratios of hexose versus pentose by Bacillus coagulans IPE22

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Exploring the production of bio-succinic acid from apple pomace using an environmental approach

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Modeling the bioconversion of starch to P(HB-co-HV) optimized by experimental design using Bacillus megaterium BBST4 strain

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Evaluation of the Fermentation Potential of Pulp Mill Residue to Produce d(−)-Lactic Acid by Separate Hydrolysis and Fermentation Using Lactobacillus coryniformis subsp. torquens

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Succinic acid production from duckweed (Landoltia punctata) hydrolysate by batch fermentation of Actinobacillus succinogenes GXAS137

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Using tobacco waste extract in pre-culture medium to improve xylose utilization for l -lactic acid production from cellulosic waste by Rhizopus oryzae

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The optimization of l -lactic acid production from sweet sorghum juice by mixed fermentation of Bacillus coagulans and Lactobacillus rhamnosus under unsterile conditions

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Fermentative lactic acid production from coffee pulp hydrolysate using Bacillus coagulans at laboratory and pilot scales

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Improving succinic acid production by Actinobacillus succinogenes from raw industrial carob pods

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Poly(butylene succinate)-based polyesters for biomedical applications: A review

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Valorisation of local agro-industrial processing waters as growth media for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production

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Optimization and characterization of PHA from isolate Pannonibacter phragmitetus ERC8 using glycerol waste

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Consolidated bioprocessing of poly(lactate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate) from xylan as a sole feedstock by genetically-engineered Escherichia coli

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PHA production from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW): Overcoming the inhibitory matrix

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Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of xylo-oligosaccharides manufacturing waste residue for l-lactic acid production by Rhizopus oryzae

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The Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Feeding, Function and Fecundity in the Marine Copepod Calanus helgolandicus

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Bisphenol A in Solid Waste Materials, Leachate Water, and Air Particles from Norwegian Waste-Handling Facilities: Presence and Partitioning Behavior

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Synthesis and characterization of fully-biobased α,ω-dihydroxyl poly(limonene carbonate)s and their initial evaluation in coating applications

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Carbon Dioxide/Epoxide Copolymerization via a Nanosized Zinc–Cobalt(III) Double Metal Cyanide Complex: Substituent Effects of Epoxides on Polycarbonate Selectivity, Regioselectivity and Glass Transition Temperatures

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Poly-β-hydroxyalkanoates production from cassava starch hydrolysate by Cupriavidus sp. KKU38

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Production and applications of crude polyhydroxyalkanoate-containing bioplastic from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste

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Aliphatic Polycarbonates Based on Carbon Dioxide, Furfuryl Glycidyl Ether, and Glycidyl Methyl Ether: Reversible Functionalization and Cross-Linking

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Engineering and adaptive evolution of Escherichia coli W for l-lactic acid fermentation from molasses and corn steep liquor without additional nutrients

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Production of l - and d -lactic acid from waste Curcuma longa biomass through simultaneous saccharification and cofermentation

(2013) Cuong Mai Nguyen et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Efficient production of polymer-grade d-lactate by Sporolactobacillus laevolacticus DSM442 with agricultural waste cottonseed as the sole nitrogen source

(2013) Yuan Li et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Starch grafted poly(butylene succinate) via conjugating reaction and its role on enhancing the compatibility

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Dehydration of Ethanol to Ethylene

(2013) Minhua Zhang et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Enhanced mechanical properties and degradability of poly(butylene succinate) and poly(lactic acid) blends

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Accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals in tissues of seabirds ingesting marine plastics

(2013) Kosuke Tanaka et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Response of a three-stage process for PHA production by mixed microbial cultures to feedstock shift: impact on polymer composition

(2013) Anouk F. Duque et al.   New Biotechnology

Biodegradable latexes from animal-derived waste: Biosynthesis and characterization of mcl-PHA accumulated by Ps. citronellolis

(2013) Alexander Muhr et al.   REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS

Fully Biodegradable and Biorenewable Ternary Blends from Polylactide, Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) and Poly(butylene succinate) with Balanced Properties

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Chitin and L(+)-lactic acid production from crab (Callinectes bellicosus) wastes by fermentation of Lactobacillus sp. B2 using sugar cane molasses as carbon source

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(2012) Aleksandra P. Djukić-Vuković et al.   BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Biosynthesis and characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoate containing high 3-hydroxyhexanoate monomer fraction from crude palm kernel oil by recombinant Cupriavidus necator

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Synthesis of a kairomone and other chemicals from cardanol, a renewable resource

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Efficient production of l-lactic acid from chicken feather protein hydrolysate and sugar beet molasses by the newly isolated Rhizopus oryzae TS-61

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d(−)-Lactic Acid Production by Leuconostoc mesenteroides B512 Using Different Carbon and Nitrogen Sources

(2011) Luciana Fontes Coelho et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Efficient production of l-lactic acid from corncob molasses, a waste by-product in xylitol production, by a newly isolated xylose utilizing Bacillus sp. strain

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Succinic acid production by Actinobacillus succinogenes using hydrolysates of spent yeast cells and corn fiber

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Poly-Lactic Acid: Production, Applications, Nanocomposites, and Release Studies

(2010) Majid Jamshidian et al.   COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY

Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of acid-pretreated rapeseed meal for succinic acid production using Actinobacillus succinogenes

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Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production by a mixed microbial culture using sugar molasses: Effect of the influent substrate concentration on culture selection

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Production of Lactic Acid from Sucrose: Strain Selection, Fermentation, and Kinetic Modeling

(2009) Betânia H. Lunelli et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Fermentative production of succinic acid from straw hydrolysate by Actinobacillus succinogenes

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Mechanical properties of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) biocomposites reinforced with surface modified jute fibre

(2009) Lifang Liu et al.   COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING

Cereal-based biorefinery development: Utilisation of wheat milling by-products for the production of succinic acid

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Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates from fermented sugar cane molasses by a mixed culture enriched in glycogen accumulating organisms

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Exploiting olive oil mill effluents as a renewable resource for production of biodegradable polymers through a combined anaerobic-aerobic process

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Synthesis and Stabilization of Novel Aliphatic Polycarbonate from Renewable Resource

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Extended producer responsibility for packaging waste in South Africa: Current approaches and lessons learned

(2009) Anton Nahman   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Glycerin as a Renewable Feedstock for Epichlorohydrin Production. The GTE Process

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Economical succinic acid production from cane molasses by Actinobacillus succinogenes

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Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates by activated sludge treating a paper mill wastewater

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Biodegradation of Aliphatic and Aromatic Polycarbonates

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