Progressing plastics circularity: A review of mechano-biocatalytic approaches for waste plastic (re) valorization

Authors: Efstratios Nikolaivits, Brana Pantelic, Muhammad Azeem, George Taxeidis, Ramesh Babu, Evangelos Topakas, Margaret Brennan Fournet, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic Publication Date: 06/22/2021 Journal: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Volume: 9 Pages: 696040 Publisher: Frontiers Media SA Inspirational concepts, and the transfer of analogs from natural biology to science and engineering, has produced many excellent technologies to […]

The anti-cancer activity of a cationic anti-microbial peptide derived from monomers of polyhydroxyalkanoate

Authors: Stephen O’Connor, Emilia Szwej, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Aisling O’Connor, Annette T Byrne, Marc Devocelle, Norma O’Donovan, William M Gallagher, Ramesh Babu, Shane T Kenny, Kevin E O’Connor Publication Date: 01/04/2013 Journal: Biomaterials Volume: 34 Issue: 11 Pages: 2710-2718 Publisher: Elsevier The biodegradable polymer medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mclPHA), produced by Pseudomonas putida CA-3, was depolymerised […]

High cell density cultivation of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 using glucose without the need for oxygen enriched air supply

Authors: Reeta Davis, Gearoid Duane, Shane T Kenny, Federico Cerrone, Maciej W Guzik, Ramesh P Babu, Eoin Casey, Kevin E O’Connor Publication Date: 04/2015 Journal: Biotechnology and Bioengineering Volume: 112 Issue: 4 Pages: 725-733 High Cell Density (HCD) cultivation of bacteria is essential for the majority of industrial processes to achieve high volumetric productivity (g L−1 h−1) […]

The conversion of BTEX compounds by single and defined mixed cultures to medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate

Authors: Jasmina Nikodinovic, Shane T Kenny, Ramesh P Babu, Trevor Woods, Werner J Blau, Kevin E O’Connor Publication Date: 09/2008 Journal: Applied microbiology and biotechnology Volume: 80 Pages: 665-673 Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg Here, we report the use of petrochemical aromatic hydrocarbons as a feedstock for the biotechnological conversion into valuable biodegradable plastic polymers—polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). […]

Medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA) production from volatile fatty acids derived from the anaerobic digestion of grass

Authors: Federico Cerrone, Santosh K Choudhari, Reeta Davis, Denise Cysneiros, Vincent O’Flaherty, Gearoid Duane, Eoin Casey, Maciej W Guzik, Shane T Kenny, Ramesh P Babu, Kevin O’Connor Publication Date: 01/2014 Journal: Applied microbiology and biotechnology Volume: 98 Pages: 611-620 Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg A two step biological process for the conversion of grass biomass to […]

Membrane characteristics as determinant in fouling of UF membranes

Authors: P Ramesh Babu, VG Gaikar Publication Date: 01/06/2001 Journal: Separation and Purification Technology Volume: 24 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 23-24 Publisher: Elsevier Ultrafiltration of bovine serum albumin solutions using cellulose triacetate (CTA) and regenerated cellulose (RC) membranes showed that CTA membranes were more vulnerable to fouling than hydrophilic RC membranes. The flux decline for both […]

Conversion of post consumer polyethylene to the biodegradable polymer polyhydroxyalkanoate

Authors: Maciej W Guzik, Shane T Kenny, Gearoid F Duane, Eoin Casey, Trevor Woods, Ramesh P Babu, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Michael Murray, Kevin E O’Connor Publication Date: 05/2018 Journal: Applied microbiology and biotechnology Volume: 98 Pages: 4223-4232 Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg A process for the conversion of post consumer (agricultural) polyethylene (PE) waste to the biodegradable […]