Exploring Lemon Industry By-Products for Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production: Comparative Performances of Haloferax mediterranei PHBV vs. Commercial PHBV

Salvador García Chumillas; María Nicolás Liza; María Fuensanta Monzó Sánchez; Pablo Manuel	Martínez Rubio; José Alejandro Arribas Agüero; Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa; Ramon Pamies

doi:10.3390/polym18030340

Published January 29, 2026 | Version v1

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Exploring Lemon Industry By-Products for Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production: Comparative Performances of Haloferax mediterranei PHBV vs. Commercial PHBV

This study investigates the valorisation of lemon industry by-products as carbon sources to produce poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) using the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei. The study demonstrates an efficient PHBV production process based on waste valorisation, yielding a biopolymer with competitive physicochemical properties relative to a commercial standard, and provides integrated solutions to the global challenges of plastic pollution and food waste.

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Exploring Lemon Industry By-Products for Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production: Comparative Performances of Haloferax mediterranei PHBV vs. Commercial PHBV

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