Biodegradable plastic blends create new possibilities for end-of-life management of plastics but they are not a panacea for plastic pollution
Authors: Tanja Narancic, Steven Verstichel, Srinivasa Reddy Chaganti, Laura Morales-Gamez, Shane T Kenny, Bruno De Wilde, Ramesh Babu Padamati, Kevin E O’Connor Publication Date: 29/08/2018 Journal: Environmental science & technology Volume: 52 Issues: 18 Pages: 104411-10452 Publisher: American Chemical Society Plastic waste pollution is a global environmental problem which could be addressed by biodegradable plastics. […]
Current progress on bio-based polymers and their future trends
Authors: Ramesh P Babu, Kevin O’connor, Ramakrishna Seeram Publication Date: 2013/12 Source: Progress in biomaterials Volume: 2 Pages: 1-16 Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg This article reviews the recent trends, developments, and future applications of bio-based polymers produced from renewable resources. Bio-based polymers are attracting increased attention due to environmental concerns and the realization that global […]
Chemically functionalized carbon nanotubes and their characterization using thermogravimetric analysis, fourier transform infrared, and raman spectroscopy
Authors: E Titus, N Ali, G Cabral, J Gracio, P Ramesh Babu, MJ Jackson Publication Date: 04/2006 Journal: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Volume: 15 Pages: 182-186 Publisher: Springer-Verlag This article reports key findings on the chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNT). The functionalization of chemical vapor-deposited CNT was carried out by treating tubes […]
Development of a bioprocess to convert PET derived terephthalic acid and biodiesel derived glycerol to medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate
Authors: Shane T Kenny, Jasmina Nikodinovic Runic, Walter Kaminsky, Trevor Woods, Ramesh P Babu, Kevin E O’Connor Publication Date: 08/2012 Journal: Applied microbiology and biotechnology Volume: 95 Pages: 623-633 Publisher: Springer-Verlag Sodium terephthalate (TA) produced from a PET pyrolysis product and waste glycerol (WG) from biodiesel manufacture were supplied to Pseudomonas putida GO16 in a fed-batch bioreactor. […]
Carbon-rich wastes as feedstocks for biodegradable polymer (polyhydroxyalkanoate) production using bacteria
Authors: Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Maciej Guzik, Shane T Kenny, Ramesh Babu, Alan Werker, Kevin EO Connor Publication Date: 1/1/2013 Source: Advances in applied microbiology Volume: 84 Pages: 139-200 Publisher: Academic Press Research into the production of biodegradable polymers has been driven by vision for the most part from changes in policy, in Europe and America. These […]
Up-cycling of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) to the biodegradable plastic PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate)
Authors: Shane T Kenny, Jasmina Nikodinovic Runic, Walter Kaminsky, Trevor Woods, Ramesh P Babu, Chris M Keely, Werner Blau, Kevin E O’Connor Publication Date: 15/10/2008 Journal: Environmental science & technology Volume: 42 Issue: 20 Pages: 7696-7701 Publisher: American Chemical Society The conversion of the petrochemical polymer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to a biodegradable plastic polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) […]
Bio-based and biodegradable polymers-State-of-the-art, challenges and emerging trends
Authors: Saranya RameshKumar, P Shaiju, Kevin E O’Connor Publication Date: 01/1/2020 Source: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry Volume: 21 Pages: 75-81 Publisher: Elsevier Frontiers of bio-based and biodegradable polymers are constantly expanding in a view to achieve sustainability. Hence, designing sustainable bioplastics made of either bio-based or biodegradable polymers opens up opportunities to […]
PMNC group participated in the European Researchers Night 2023
Dr. Mukesh Padnekar, representing the PMNC group, participated in the European Researchers Night 2023
Plant oils and products of their hydrolysis as substrates for polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis
Authors: M Walsh, K O’Connor, R Babu, T Woods, S Kenny Publication Date: 07/018/2015 Journal: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly Volume: 29 Issue: 2 Pages: 123-133 Publisher: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa Plant oils could provide a sustainable source of carbon for polyhydroxyalkanoate production as they are both renewable and inexpensive. No study to […]
Surfactant-mediated hydrothermal pretreatment of Ryegrass followed by enzymatic saccharification for polyhydroxyalkanoate production
Authors: Rashmi Kataria, Trevor Woods, William Casey, Federico Cerrone, Reeta Davis, Kevin O’Connor, Rohit Ruhal, Ramesh Babu Publication Date: 01/01/2018 Journal: Industrial Crops and Products Volume: 111 Pages: 625-632 Publisher: Elsevier Lignocellulosic biomass from non-food crops is an attractive renewable source of sugars. These sugars can be used as feedstock for the microbial production of […]
