RES-PECT - Production of PHA from pectinous residues

The processing of fruit, such as apples or citrus fruits, as well as the production of beet sugar generate residual materials containing pectin. The experimental work will investigate how these residues can be used as a substrate for the production of bioplastics. For this purpose, the pectinous substances are made available by enzymatic pre-treatment. A fermentation process with bacterial production strains converts the substrates to polyhydroxyalkanoates, which can be used as biobased and biodegradable plastics.