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 […]
Activation behavior and dielectric relaxation in polyvinyl alcohol and multiwall carbon nanotube composite films
Authors: G Chakraborty, AK Meikap, R Babu, WJ Blau Publication Date: 01/05/2011 Journal: Solid state communications Volume: 151 Issue: 10 Pages: 754-758 Publisher: Pergamon The dc and ac electrical transport property of Polyvinyl Alcohol-Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes (PVA-MWNT) composites has been investigated within a temperature range 77≤T≤300K and in the frequency range 20Hz–1MHz. The temperature variation […]
Amorphous solid dispersions of ketoprofen and poly-vinyl polymers prepared via electrospraying and spray drying: A comparison of particle characteristics and performance
Authors: Emer Browne, Romina Charifou, Zelalem Ayenew Worku, Ramesh P Babu, Anne Marie Healy Publication Date: 07/20/2020 Journal: International Journal of pharmaceutics Volume: 566 Pages: 173-184 Publisher: Elsevier The purpose of this work was to compare the particle characteristics and dissolution performance of amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) of ketoprofen and vinyl-pyrrolidone based polymers prepared using […]
Green extraction of soluble dietary fibre from coffee silver skin: impact of ultrasound/microwave‐assisted extraction
Authors: Le Wen Zhihang Zhang Ming Zhao Ramsankar Senthamaraikannan Ramesh Babu Padamati Da‐Wen Sun Brijesh K. Tiwari Publication Date: 2020 Journal: International Journal of Food Science +Technology Volume: 55 Pages: 2242-2250 Publisher: Wiely Ultrafiltration (UF) membranes based on poly(vinyl chloride) and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) blends were prepared by the phase inversion method, and the factors governing […]