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Synthesis of Biopolymers

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Biorelated Polymers

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A number of polymers can be produced via fermentation, using special consortia of microorganisms to convert renewable raw materials (surplus or waste products from agriculture or foresting) into useful products within sustainable processes. The main groups are either extracellular polysaccharides produced by many eukaryotic or prokaryotic microorganisms, or polyhydroxyalkanoates stored intracellularly as reserve products for carbon and energy in a variety of bacteria. In order to lower production costs for these biopolymers, continuous processes have to be designed for the future.

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  1. Institut für Biotechnologie, TU Graz, Petersgasse 12, A-8010, Graz, Austria

    Gerhart Braunegg, Rodolfo Bona, Gudrun Haage, Florian Schellauf & Elisabeth Wallner

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  1. University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Emo Chiellini

  2. University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Helena Gil

  3. Technical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Gerhart Braunegg

  4. VTT Biotechnology, Espoo, Finland

    Johanna Buchert

  5. Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

    Paul Gatenholm

  6. ATO B.V., Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Maarten van der Zee

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Braunegg, G., Bona, R., Haage, G., Schellauf, F., Wallner, E. (2001). Synthesis of Biopolymers. In: Chiellini, E., Gil, H., Braunegg, G., Buchert, J., Gatenholm, P., van der Zee, M. (eds) Biorelated Polymers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3374-7_11

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