PHA Applications and Commercial Products

Polymer Tensile strength (MPa) Elongation at break (%) Modulus (MPa) 

PHA is a very promising polymer for a wide range of applications that can be accumulated from multiple microbial sources cultivated on number of media. In comparison with other bio-based polymers such as PLA, it has better barrier and mechanical properties. To overcome its brittleness as well as improve its processability, PHB 

The authors acknowledge the financial support from the European Community s Seventh Framework Programme [FP7/2007-2013) under NMP grant agreement n° 280604. 

Ihe lasticsjii ii2jj2ii 2112Sli .S E i iK- In Thermoplastics and Thermoplastic Composites (Elsevier, ed.), 2nd ed., William Andrew Publishing, Chapter 2, pp. 31-131 (2013). 

Dikgang, J., Leiman, A., Visser, M., Analysis of the plastic-bag levy in South Africa Resources, conservation and recycling, 0, 59-65 (2012), DOI http //dx.doi.Org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.06.009. 

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