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Process Design for the Microbial Synthesis of Poly‐β‐hydroxybutyrate (PHB) from Natural Gas

A process design for a two‐stage procedure for the production of PHB from natural gas based on the results, obtained on a laboratory and small technical scale, was developed. For this purpose, four bioreactors were dimensioned and interconnected so as to achieve a quasi‐continuous PHB production. A price of 6.35 €/kg PHB was pre‐calculated for the biosynthesis in a plant producing 500 t PHB/year. An extrapolation, which included the incorporation of various downstream procedures to achieve purities dependent on applications, resulted in prices between 11.50 and 14.00 €/kg for the purified final product. Estimations indicate that an expansion of the plant capacity to 5,000 t/year could enable a price reduction of approx. 30–35 %.