can be recovered by using a solvent extraction; e.g., using chloroform
and methanol [31] or combining surfactant addition to break
down the cell wall followed by solubilization of cell material with
sodium hypochlorite [23]. This stage should be followed by the separation
of the PHA-containing phase from the residual cell material
by sedimentation.
In this articleweoffer an extensive comparative study of organic
wastes and their pyrolysis-derived syngas at different temperatures
and in two different heating systems for their subsequent use
as feedstock for bioplastics production by means of syngas fermentation.
Of particular interest is the innovative use of microwaves to
achieve this goal, as this possibility to the best of our knowledge
has never been considered before in the literature.