Although plants aren’t PHB producers, PHB genes carrier plants can produce PHB and so they are potential organisms to produce cheaper PHB.

Studies showed that transgenic plants can produce PHB 20-40 % of their dry mass. It is known that bioplastic synthesis occurs in plant cytoplasm, plastid or peroxisome. Researches found that transgenic plants give up [...]

Although their many disadvantages, plastic products are commonly used due to elasticity, waxy structure and cheapness.  But it is still very important environment pollutant. Many thousands tons plastics are thrown to sea every year.

After 1970’s petrol crisis, due to increase of petrol prices, alternatives to petrol origin polymers were searched. And in 1976, England Imperial [...]

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is  a chemical that is used in plastic manufacturing combining with other chemicals. It has been used for many days and was permitted with the Commission Directive 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002.
Little amount of BPA can contaminate to the food products via polycarbonate plastics and epoxide materials. Also BPA migration can occur by [...]