Sustainable Bioplastics Production from Renewable Sources

by Yebo Li (Editor)

Overview

Sustainable Bioplastics Production from Renewable Sources, Volume 10 in the Advances in Bioenergy series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from waste plastic, Haloferax mediterranei for bioplastics production from wasted materials: potential, opportunities, and challenges, Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) recovery and extraction, Advancements, Applications, and Challenges of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in Packaging as Biodegradable Bioplastics, Assessing the environmental impact of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-based bioplastic utilization, TEA and LCA for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from organic wastes, and much more.

Other sections cover Biobased polycarbonate production from CO₂ and Biobased Polyols and Polyurethane Production from Algae.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443344411
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	07/14/2025
Series:	Advances in Bioenergy , #10
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Yebo Li is a professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University (OSU). His research area is bioproducts and bioenergy with focuses on biogas production and upgrading, fermentation and separation, and thermochemical conversion of biomass for the production of biopolyols and polyurethanes. Dr. Li has written more than 230 peer reviewed journal articles and conference presentations and been awarded five patents. He has served as Division Editor, Associate Editor, and sat on Editorial Boards for several journals like Transactions of ASABE, and International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy. He is also the Co-Editor of a bioenergy textbook: Bioenergy-Principals and Applications . Dr Li has received many awards including the 2012 Rain Bird Engineering Concept of the Year Award from the American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

Table of Contents

1. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from waste plastic.
Caixia Wan
2. Haloferax mediterranei for bioplastics production from wasted materials: potential, opportunities, and challenges
Zhiwu Wang, Haibo Huang, Young-Teck Kim and Stephanie Lansing
3. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) recovery and extraction.
Haibo Huang
4. Advancements, Applications, and Challenges of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in Packaging as Biodegradable Bioplastics
Young-Teck Kim
5. Assessing the environmental impact of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-based bioplastic utilization.
Nirakar Pradhan
6. TEA and LCA for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from organic wastes.
Mark Mba Wright
7. Biobased polycarbonate production from CO2.
Shaoqing Cui
8. Biobased Polyols and Polyurethane Production from Algae
YEBO LI

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