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Biotransformation of volatile fatty acids to polyhydroxyalkanoates by employing mixed microbial consortia: The effect of pH and carbon source by Kourmentza, C., Kornaros, M.

“…[Display omitted] •PHA production under non-controlled pH for designing a less complex and cost-effective process.•pH may be used as a tool to manipulate PHA…”
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Spent coffee grounds make much more than waste: Exploring recent advances and future exploitation strategies for the valorization of an emerging food waste stream by Kourmentza, C., Economou, Ch.N., Tsafrakidou, P., Kornaros, M.

“…Coffee is one of the most popular beverages, directly linked with tradition, highlighting its cultural and social effect worldwide. Coffee consumption has been…”
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Burkholderia thailandensis as a microbial cell factory for the bioconversion of used cooking oil to polyhydroxyalkanoates and rhamnolipids by Kourmentza, C., Costa, J., Azevedo, Z., Servin, C., Grandfils, C., De Freitas, V., Reis, M.A.M.

“…[Display omitted] •Rhamnolipids production was evaluated employing the non-pathogen B. thailandensis.•Used cooking oil, deriving from sunflower, was exploited…”
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Exploitation of olive oil mill wastewater for combined biohydrogen and biopolymers production by Ntaikou, I., Kourmentza, C., Koutrouli, E.C., Stamatelatou, K., Zampraka, A., Kornaros, M., Lyberatos, G.

“…The present study aimed to the investigation of the feasibility of the combined biohydrogen and biopolymers production from OMW (Olive oil Mill Wastewater),…”
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Microbial bio-based plastics from olive-mill wastewater: Generation and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates from mixed cultures in a two-stage pilot scale system by Ntaikou, I., Valencia Peroni, C., Kourmentza, C., Ilieva, V.I., Morelli, A., Chiellini, E., Lyberatos, G.

“…•A two stage process is proposed for the production of poly(hydroxyalkanoates) from OMW at pilot scale.•A unique polymer with both scl- and mcl-monomeric…”
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Pseudomonas sp. using synthetic and olive mill wastewater under limiting conditions by Kourmentza, C., Ntaikou, I., Lyberatos, G., Kornaros, M.

“…The present study aimed at investigating the ability of bacteria isolated from an enriched mixed culture to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) and examining…”
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Production of PHAs from mixed and pure cultures of Pseudomonas sp. using short-chain fatty acids as carbon source under nitrogen limitation by Kourmentza, C., Ntaikou, I., Kornaros, M., Lyberatos, G.

“…An enriched culture of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)-forming bacteria was developed using activated sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant as…”
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Investigation of PHAs production from acidified olive oil mill wastewater (OOMW) by pure cultures of Pseudomonas spp. strains by Kourmentza, C., Mitova, E., Stoyanova, N., Ntaikou, I., Kornaros, M.

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