Research progress in polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and their blend fibers.

Author: Yi LI ¹ ; Xu ZHANG ² ; Wei HUANG ³ ; Peng CHEN ³ ; Guo-Qiang CHEN ² ; Yi TONG ¹
Author Information

1. China Oil & Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO), Beijing 100020, China.
2. School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
3. Ningbo Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Bio-based Polymeric Materials Technology and Application, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), CAS, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: application; biodegradable; blend fibers; polyhydroxyalkanoates; polylactic acid
MeSH: Biodegradable Plastics; chemistry; standards; Materials Science; trends; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; chemistry
From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2020;36(5):829-837
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a representative biodegradable polymer with more than 150 varieties and various properties. This article reviews the research status and potential applications of PHA, and introduces the properties of four-generation commercial PHA and its research progress in blend fibers with other biodegradable materials.