Fig. 3.
APL-derived mcl-PHA physicochemical properties and catalytic upgrading to chemical precursors and fuels. (A) Example of thermal-catalytic upgrading pathway for mcl-PHAs to chemical precursors and hydrocarbon fuels. (B) APL-derived mcl-PHAs and physicochemical properties including weight-average molecular weight (MWw), polydispersity index (PDI), glass transition temperature (Tg), melting point (Tm), and 5% decomposition temperature (Td). (C) Initial mcl-PHA hydroxyacid composition (Left) and alkane distribution (Right) after thermal depolymerization and catalytic deoxygenation.