Table 2.

Production of PHAs from food waste using recombinant bacteria

Food waste source	Strain	Plasmid	PHA operon origin	PHA polymer type	Cultivation	Dry cell Weight (g l−1)	Maximum PHA Production Reported (g PHA g−1 dcw)	References
Whey	E. coli GCSC657	pSYL107	C. necator	PHB	Shake flask	6.4	81%	Lee et al. (1997)
Whey	E. coli GCSC657	pSYL107	C. necator	PHB	Fermenter, fed‐batch	87	80%	Wong (1998)
Whey	E. coli	pSYL107	C. necator	PHB	Fermenter, fed‐batch	31	80%	Kim (2000)
Whey	E. coli CML3‐1	pMAB26	C. necator	PHB	Fermenter, fed‐batch	33.09	28.65%	Pais et al. (2014)
Whey	E. coli CGSC 4401	pJC4	Alcaligenes latus	PHB	Fermenter, fed‐batch	119.5	80.50%	Ahn et al. (2000)
Whey	E. coli CGSC 4401	pJC4	Alcaligenes latus	PHB	Fermenter, fed‐batch	194	87%	Ahn et al. (2001)
Whey	E. coli	pJC4	Alcaligenes latus	PHB	Fermenter, fed‐batch	14.5	71%	Park et al. (2002)
Whey	E. coli K24K	pJP24K	Azotobacter sp. FA8	PHB	Fermenter, fed‐batch	70.1	72.90%	Nikel et al. (2006)
Malt waste	E. coli	pUC19/PHA	C. necator	PHBV	Fermenter, fed‐batch	NA	16%	Law et al. (2004)
Soy waste	E. coli	pUC19/PHA	C. necator	PHBV	Fermenter, fed‐batch	NA	23%	Law et al. (2004)
Soy waste	E. coli XL1‐Blue	pKS	C. necator	PHB	Fermenter, batch	3.025	27.83%	Hong et al. (2000)
Organic acids	E. coli pnDTM2	NA	NA	PHB	Fermenter, batch	2.9	45%	Eshtaya et al. (2013)
Starch	Aeromonas Sp. KC007‐R1	pRK415 H16	C. necator	PHB	Fermenter, batch	1.83	32.70%	Chien and Ho (2008)

NA is not available.