• Bioproduction of Poly-3-Hydroxybutyrate and Study for a Specific Genetic Application 

      Miranda-de Sousa Dias, Miguel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-06)
      Projecte Final de Màster Oficial
      Accés restringit per decisió de l'autor
      The serious ambient problems from the wide plastic use had made the scientific community suggest the substitution of conventional plastics for biodegradable ones. Polyhydroxyalcanoats (PHAs) are biopolyesters produced from ...
    • Influence of glycerol on poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production by Cupriavidus necator and Burkholderia sacchari 

      Rodríguez-Contreras, Alejandra; Koller, Martin; Miranda-de Sousa Dias, Miguel; Calafell Monfort, Margarita; Braunegg, Gehart; Marqués Calvo, M. Soledad (2015-02-24)
      Article
      Accés obert
      Realitzat a/amb:   Technische Universität Graz. Institut für Biotechnology und Bioprozesstechnik
      Glycerol is a co-product of many industrial processes and is generated in large quantities from different origins. In this study, glycerol is used as a cheap carbon source for the production of poly(3- hydroxybutyrate) ...
    • Liquefied Wood as Inexpensive Precursor-Feedstock for Bio-Mediated Incorporation of (R)-3-Hydroxyvalerate into Polyhydroxyalkanoates 

      Koller, Martin; Miranda-de Sousa Dias, Miguel; Rodríguez Contreras, Alejandra María; Kunaver, Matjaz; Zagar, Ema; Krzan, Andrej; Braunegg, Gerhart (2015-09-01)
      Article
      Accés obert
      Liquefied wood (LW) prepared in a microwave process was applied as a novel; inexpensive precursor feedstock for incorporation of (R)-3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) into polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters in order to improve ...