Production of polymers by cyanobacteria grown in wastewater: Current status, challenges and future perspectives

Cyanobacteria are prokaryotic oxygenic phototrophs receiving attention in a wide variety of technological applications such as food and feed supplements and production of valuable polymers. Among these, carbohydrates (e.g. glycogen) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are of increasing interest due to their potential as a biofuel substrate and bioplastics, respectively. However, biofuels and bioplastics from cyanobacteria have seen many years of...