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Characterization and Production of a Polyhydroxyalkanoate from Cassava Peel Waste: Manufacture of Biopolymer Microfibers by Electrospinning

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Hydrolysate cassava peel obtained from agro-industrial residues was used as a carbon source in the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by Cupriavidus necator. The optimum culture conditions were pH 9, a C/N ratio of 11, and a C/P ratio of 7. Characterization of the PHA polymers by FTIR, DSC and GC–MS revealed copolymers consisting of 3HB and 3HV monomers with melting temperatures (Tm) between 100 and 150 °C. Random and aligned microfibers with average diameters of 1.56 ± 0.41 μm and 1.72 ± 0.52 μm, respectively, were produced by electrospinning. In general, it was possible to obtain PHAs from cassava peel, and PHAs could be applied to produce fibers by electrospinning. The above strategy is an alternative use of agro-industrial cassava waste and opens up potential applications in the manufacture of biopolymers for their use in industry and biomedicine.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge COLCIENCIAS for financing the Research Project 630-2011, as well as the research group BIOALI and the Research and Extension Center of Faculty Food and Pharmaceutical Science of Antioquia University. The authors acknowledge funding for iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences from Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal State Budget and Lisbon’s Regional Operational Programme 2014-2020 (PORL2020), European structural and investment funds—European commission (FCT Reference: UID/BIO/04565/2013 and POL2020 Reference 007317, including iBB Grant iBB/2015/18), as well as funding from PORL2020 to the Research and Development Project Grant from the Joint Activities Programme “PRECISE” (Reference 016394). Finally, the sustainability program of the research groups of Antioquia University (2014–2016) is also acknowledged.

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  1. Grupo Investigación BIOALI, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53 - 108 BL 2-of 105, Medellín, Colombia

    Oscar Vega-Castro, Emilson León & José Contreras-Calderon

  2. Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Medellín, Medellín, Colombia

    Mario Arias

  3. Department of Bioengineering, Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal

    M. Teresa Cesario, Frederico Ferreira & M. Manuela R. da Fonseca

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    Pedro Valencia, Ricardo Simpson & Helena Nuñez

  6. Centro Regional de Estudios en Alimentos y Salud (CREAS) Conicyt-Regional R06I1004, Blanco 1623 Room 1402, Valparaiso, Chile

    Pedro Valencia & Ricardo Simpson

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Vega-Castro, O., León, E., Arias, M. et al. Characterization and Production of a Polyhydroxyalkanoate from Cassava Peel Waste: Manufacture of Biopolymer Microfibers by Electrospinning. J Polym Environ 29, 187–200 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-01861-1

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