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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 5Polyhydroxybutyrate
- 2Bacterial Strains
- 2Biodegradation
- 2Comamonas testosteroni 31A
- 2Extracellular PHB Depolymerases
- 2Marinobacter algicola DG893
- 2Anastasia Elias (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 2Dominic Sauvageau (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 2Sauvageau, Dominic (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Sauvageau, Dominic (Chemical Engineering)
- 1Stein, Lisa (Biological Sciences)
- 1Stein, Lisa Y. (Biological Sciences)
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Biodegradation of Polyhydroxybutyrate by Bacterial Strains, Native Extracellular PHB Depolymerases, and Structural Variants
DownloadSpring 2019
Thanks to its biodegradability and biocompatibility, among other properties, the biodegradable polymer polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) has the potential to become an extensively used plastic in the production of a variety of products, from polymer films and everyday objects to specialized devices like...
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Biodegradation of Polyhydroxybutyrate by Bacterial Strains, Native Extracellular PHB Depolymerases, and Structural Variants
DownloadSpring 2019
Thanks to its biodegradability and biocompatibility, among other properties, the biodegradable polymer polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) has the potential to become an extensively used plastic in the production of a variety of products, from polymer films and everyday objects to specialized devices like...
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Fall 2015
Zaldivar Carrillo, Jorge Adalberto
The utilization of waste materials to generate value-added products is an appealing prospect that can generate economic and environmental benefits. When the end product of this process is itself environmentally friendly, the benefits escalate. Such is the case of the present work. M....
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Synthesis and degradation of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) under different nutrient combinations in the alphaproteobacterial methanotroph, Methylocystis sp. Rockwell
DownloadFall 2023
Methane emissions and plastic pollution are two distinct environmental issues that arise from human activities. The ongoing increases in methane emissions and its atmospheric concentration pose a major environmental threat as methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with a warming effect 28 times...
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Fall 2024
One of the major challenges that humanity faces is the buildup of plastic waste in the environment. As a biodegradable plastic with similar physical properties to consumer plastics, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) is an excellent option for their replacement. PHB is produced inside bacterial cells,...