Table 1.

Production of co- or terpolymers with various monomers using Cupriavidus necator strains.

	C-Source	PHA Type	DCW (g/L)	PHA (g/L)	Content (%)	Ref.
Copolymers	fructose	P (3HB-co-2.1 mol% 3HP)	2.5	-	31	[18]
	fructose	P (3HB-co-37.7 mol% 3HHx)	1.42 ± 0.05	-	41.1 ± 3.0	[19]
	fructose	P (3HB-co-64.9 mol% 3HV)	1.5 ± 0.1	-	42.5 ± 3.8	[20]
	fructose + ε-CL	P (3HB-co-4HB)	7.5	-	-	[14]
	waste rapeseed oil + propanol	P (3HB-co-3HV)	14.7 ± 0.3	11.7 ± 0.7	80	[21]
		P (3HB-co-3HV) *	138	105	76
	fructose + coconut oil	P (3HB-co-3HHx)	19	15	-	[22]
	palm kernel oil + butyrate	P (3HB-co-3HHx) *	153–175	113–138	73.3–78.6	[23]
Terpolymers	fructose + 4HVA + 5HVA	P (3HB-co-3HV-co-4HV-co-5HV)	8.7 ± 0.1	6.3 ± 0.1	72	[12]
	fructose + GVL	P (3HB-co-3HV-co-4HV)	8.2 ± 0.2	-	80 ± 2	[14]
	fructose	P (3HB-co-3HV-co-3H4MV-co-3H2MP)	1.67 ± 0.03	0.93 ± 0.03	55.9 ± 1.8	[16]
	tung oil	P (3HB-co-3HV-co-3HHx)	1.65	0.68	41.2	[24]
	fructose + bean oil + DVL	P (3HB-co-3HHx-co-5HV) *	66	49	73	this work
	fructose + bean oil + DVL	P (3HB-co-3HHx-co-5HV) *	90	69	77	this work

Abbreviation: ε-CL, ε-caprolactone; GVL, γ-valerolactone; 4HVA, 4-hydroxyvaleric acid; 5HVA, 5-hydroxyvaleric acid; DVL, δ-valerolactone; 3HB, 3-hydroxybutyrate; 3HV, 3-hydroxyvalerate; 3H4MV, 3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate; 3H2MP, 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate; 3HP, 3-hydroxypropionate; 3HHx, 3-hydroxyhexanoate; 4HB, 4-hydroxybutyrate; 4HV, 4-hydroxyvalerate; 5HV, 5-hydroxyvalerate. PHA with the mark * was produced through fed-batch fermentation.