目的直观把握PHA相关领域的研究进展和热点,推动PHA领域的发展。方法以CNKI与Web of Science数据库中近10年的相关文献为对象,采用文献计量方法,使用CiteSpace软件绘制PHA研究知识图谱。结果相关文献的年度发文量不断上升,国内外学术界...目的直观把握PHA相关领域的研究进展和热点,推动PHA领域的发展。方法以CNKI与Web of Science数据库中近10年的相关文献为对象,采用文献计量方法,使用CiteSpace软件绘制PHA研究知识图谱。结果相关文献的年度发文量不断上升,国内外学术界对PHA领域的关注度越来越高,国际PHA领域的跨单位合作比国内更广泛。该领域的研究力量遍布全球,其中清华大学、葡萄牙里斯本新大学、马来西亚理科大学、昆士兰大学、布尔诺理工大学等机构的贡献突出、影响较大,陈国强是该领域发文量最多的学者。通过分析关键词可知,目前对PHA的关注重点主要集中在力学性能、生物降解、混合菌群、活性污泥、除磷脱氮等方面。结论在未来的PHA研究中,PHA的增强改性、在活性污泥中提取PHA及生物法合成PHA仍是研究热点。展开更多
A new technology was developed to couple the anaerobic digestion of food wastes with production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Acetic, propionic, butyric and lactic acids were produced during food wastes anaerobic d...A new technology was developed to couple the anaerobic digestion of food wastes with production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Acetic, propionic, butyric and lactic acids were produced during food wastes anaerobic digestion and their concentrations reached 5.5, 1.8, 27.4 and 32.7 g/L, respectively under appropriate digestion conditions. The fermentative acids were transferred through a dialysis membrane to an air-lift reactor for PHA synthesis by Ralstonia eutropha. Dry cell concentration and PHA content reached 22.7 g/L and 72.6%, respectively. The obtained PHA was a copolymer of b-hydroxybutyrate (HB) and b-hydroxyvalerate (HV) with 2.8% (mole ratio) of HV units in polymer.展开更多
In this work, sugar cane juice was fermented to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates （PHAs） by Alcaligenes latus TISTR 1403 and A. eutrophus TISTR 1095. The juice was characterized and composed of total sugars 105.5 g·...In this work, sugar cane juice was fermented to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates （PHAs） by Alcaligenes latus TISTR 1403 and A. eutrophus TISTR 1095. The juice was characterized and composed of total sugars 105.5 g·L^-1 （sucrose 36.6g·L^-1 , fructose 26.0g·L^-1 , glucose 21.8g·L^-1 and other sugars 21.1g·L^-1 ）. Each inoculums （ 10%, v/v） was separately cultivated in the medium containing 20g·L^-1 total sugars under condition （30℃, 200 rpm, pH 6.5-7）. It was found that the A. eutrophus can be grown better than the A. latus. Only the A. eutrophus was further cultured under different total sugar concentrations （20, 30, 40 and 50g·L^-1 ）. The optimal contents of total sugar, dry cell mass （DCM） and maximum PHAs were obtained at 50g·L^-1 , 6.013g·L^-1 and 1.84g·L^-1 , respectively after 60 h fermentation which were converted to biomass yield （Yx/s）, product yield （Yp/5）, specific product yield （Yp/x） and productivity of 0.163, 0.05, 0.306 and 0.031 g.Llhl. Large scale of PHAs production was conducted in 5 L fermentor using the optimal condition obtained under 30% dissolved oxygen. The DCM and the maximum PHAs were 5.881g·L^-1 and 1.281g·L^-1 which were calculated to values of Yx/s, Yp/s, Yp/x and productivity at 0.19, 0.04, 0.218 and 0.021g·L^-1 , respectively.展开更多
In this work, sucrose utilizing microbes from soil were screened to evaluate their ability for accumulation of biopolymer of polyhydroxyalkanoate （PHA）. Among 72 isolates were transferred to mineral salt medium （MS...In this work, sucrose utilizing microbes from soil were screened to evaluate their ability for accumulation of biopolymer of polyhydroxyalkanoate （PHA）. Among 72 isolates were transferred to mineral salt medium （MSM）, 33 strains can be grown on sucrose agar medium. However, only one strain showed a strong black color for Sudan Black and gave positive result for Nile blue A. Identification by 16S rDNA nucleotide sequence homology of the isolate showed very closely to Hydrogenophaga sp. （99% identify）. To consider PHA production, the isolate was grown in the medium containing sucrose as a sole carbon under controlled conditions of 35 ℃ and at pH 7. Maximum dry cell weight （DCW） and PHA production were obtained at 3.61 g/L and 2.41 g/L after 36 and 42 h batch fermentation. Sucrose uptake measured in term of total organic carbon （TOC） showed at 14.73 g within 48 h. The highest PHA was 68.15% （gPHA/gDCW） giving maximum PHA yield （YP/s） of 0.17 （gPHA/gs ） and a productivity of 0.057 gPHA/L.h. This highlights the potential of microbial resources in soil environment and may be an exploitable application for the industrial production of PHA.展开更多
Many bacteria have been found to synthesize a family of polyesters termed polyhydroxyalkanoate, abbreviated as PHA. Some interesting physical properties of PHAs such as piezoelectricity, non-linear optical activity, b...Many bacteria have been found to synthesize a family of polyesters termed polyhydroxyalkanoate, abbreviated as PHA. Some interesting physical properties of PHAs such as piezoelectricity, non-linear optical activity, biocompatibility and biodegradability offer promising applications in areas such as degradable packaging, tissue engineering and drug delivery. Over 90 PHAs with various structure variations have been reported and the number is still increasing. The mechanical property of PHAs changes from brittle to flexible to elastic, depending on the side-chainlength of PHA. Many attempts have been made to produce PHAs as biodegradable plastics using various microorganisms obtained from screening natural environments, genetic engineering and mutation. Due to the high production cost, PHAs still can not compete with the nondegradable plastics, such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Various processes have been developed using low cost raw materials for fermentation and an inorganic extraction process for PHA purification. However, a super PHA production strain may play the most critical role for any large-scale PHA production. Our recent study showed that PHA synthesis is a common phenomenon among bacteria inhabiting various locations, especially oil-contaminated soils. This is very important for finding a suitable bacterial strain for PHA production. In fact, PHA production strains capable of rapid growth and rapid PHA synthesis on cheap molasses substrate have been found on molasses contaminated soils. A combination of novel properties and lower cost will allow easier commercialization of PHA for many applications.展开更多
A series of polyhydroxyalkanoate(PHA)copolymers consisting of short-chain-length(SCL)and medium-chain-length(MCL)3-hydroxyalkanoate(3HA)monomers were synthesized in the recombinant Ralstonia eutropha PHB - 4 harboring...A series of polyhydroxyalkanoate(PHA)copolymers consisting of short-chain-length(SCL)and medium-chain-length(MCL)3-hydroxyalkanoate(3HA)monomers were synthesized in the recombinant Ralstonia eutropha PHB - 4 harboring a low-substrate-specificity PHA synthase PhaC2Ps from Pseudomonas stutzeri 1317. These polyesters,whose monomer compositions varied widely in chain length,were purified and characterized by acetone fractionation,nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR),gel-permeation chromatography(GPC),and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC).This was the first time that the physical properties of PHA copolymers polymerized by PhaC2Ps were characterized.The results indicated that the variation in MCL 3HA contents did not have an obvious influence on the molecular weights of these PHA copolymers but was effective in changing their physical properties. The variation in the thermal property of PHA copolymers with 3-hydroxyoctanoate(3HO)content was also inves- tigated in this study.展开更多
Concerns about feasibility,separability,settleability,efficiency once hampered studies on polyhydroxyalkanoates(PHAs)production,which mainly focused on single strain microorganism or activated sludge rather than artif...Concerns about feasibility,separability,settleability,efficiency once hampered studies on polyhydroxyalkanoates(PHAs)production,which mainly focused on single strain microorganism or activated sludge rather than artificial microbial consortia.Here,a medium chain length PHAs(mcl-PHAs)producing Pseudomonas-Saccharomyces consortium with xylose as the main substrate was studied.Mcl-PHAs accumulation increased from 12.69 mg·L^-1 to 152.3 mg·L^-1 without any optimization method.The presence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae,though in a relatively low concentration,improved the sedimentation of cell mass of the mixed culture by 60%.Reasons for better sedimentation of the consortium were complex:first,the length of Pseudomonas putida increased two to three times in the consortium;second,the positive surface charge of P.putida was neutralized by S.cerevisiae;third,the adhesion proteins on the surface of S.cerevisiae interacted with the P.putida.展开更多
Neural regeneration was once considered to be impossible, especially in the central nervous system where neural regeneration comprise the generation of new neurons, glia, axons, myelin, and synapses. Until recently, n...Neural regeneration was once considered to be impossible, especially in the central nervous system where neural regeneration comprise the generation of new neurons, glia, axons, myelin, and synapses. Until recently, neural stem cells/neural progenitor cells (NSCs/NPCs) were identified from various areas of brain and brought hopes to the neural repair and regeneration. Tissue engineering has revolutionized the current neural regeneration technology and it has become a pioneering interdisciplinary field in the areas of biomedical research. Polyhydoxyalkanoate (PHA) as one of biodegradable material has been successfully used as tissue engineering materials. It has also been applied in nerve tissue engineering due to the high biocompatibility and low cytotoxicity. Over the past 10 years, different kinds of modification strategies have been undertaken to improve the properties of PHA to fit the requirements from various fields. Several members of PHA family have been attempted for neural regeneration. This article reviewed the recent modification strategies for improving the properties of PHA and highlighted the pioneer applications in neural regeneration.展开更多
A total of 5 biochemically characterized lipase positive bacterial strains were screened for Polyhydroxyalkanoates(PHA)production by Nile blue staining and confirmation was done by Sudan Black B.PHA production ability...A total of 5 biochemically characterized lipase positive bacterial strains were screened for Polyhydroxyalkanoates(PHA)production by Nile blue staining and confirmation was done by Sudan Black B.PHA production ability for all strains was optimized followed by time profiling calculation and comparison via using glucose and two plant oils i.e.,canola and mustard oil.Quantitative analysis showed that glucose can serve as a carbon source for maximum biomass(2.5 g/L CDW for strain 5)and PHA production(70.3%for strain 2).PHA produced by strain 2 was further analyzed for its chemical composition and type via Fourier Transform Infrared(FT-IR)spectroscopy.It revealed homopolymer(PHB)and copolymer(PHB-co-PHV)production of PHA(peaks at 1743 cm-1 and 2861 cm-1,respectively)with both canola and mustard oil unlike glucose which produced only homopolymer one i.e.,PHB(peaks at 1110 cm-1,1411 cm-1 and 1650 cm-1).Crystallinity of FT-IR analyzed PHA was calculated using mathematical formulas which showed decrease from glucose to canola to mustard oil.This study revealed that plant oils can serve as better carbon source to produce better quality(ductile and copolymer)PHA.Moreover,16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis showed that strain 1,strain 2,strain 3,strain 4 and strain 5 are Stenotrophomonas sp.N3,Exiguobacterium sp.N4,Exiguobacterium sp.Ch3,Cellulosimicrobium sp.A8 and Klebsiella sp.LFSM2,respectively.展开更多
Polyhydroxyalkanoates （PHAs）, as a candidate for biodegradable plastic materials, can be synthesized by numerous microorganisms. However, as its production cost is high in comparison with those of chemically synthes...Polyhydroxyalkanoates （PHAs）, as a candidate for biodegradable plastic materials, can be synthesized by numerous microorganisms. However, as its production cost is high in comparison with those of chemically synthesized plastics, a lot of research has been focused on the efficient production of PHAs using different methods. In the present study, the mutation effects of PHAs production in strain pCB4 were investigated with implantation of low energy ions. It was found that under the implantation conditions of 7.8×10^14 N^＋/cm^2 at 10 keV, a high-yield PHAs strain with high genetic stability was generated from many mutants. After optimizing its fermentation conditions, the biomass, PHAs concentration and PHAs content of pCBH4 reached 2.26 g/L, 1.81 g/L, and 80.08% respectively, whereas its wild type controls were about 1.24 g/L, 0.61 g/L, and 49.20%. Moreover, the main constituent of PHAs was identified as poly-3-hydroxybutyrates （PHB） in the mutant stain and the yield of this compound was increased up to 41.33% in contrast to that of 27.78% in the wild type strain.展开更多
Polyhydroxyalkanoates（PHAs）were synthesized in activated sludge using three types of carbon sources（sodium acetate,sodium propionate and sodium butyrate）,and their characterization were studied.It was shown that t...Polyhydroxyalkanoates（PHAs）were synthesized in activated sludge using three types of carbon sources（sodium acetate,sodium propionate and sodium butyrate）,and their characterization were studied.It was shown that the content of PHA synthesized by microorganisms in activated sludge were different.The biggest synthetic amount up to 36.7% of VSS was obtained when sodium acetate was used as carbon source.The polymer yield was lower when using sodium propionate as the carbon source than when using others,with25.1% of VSS,while resulted in an increase of hydroxyvalerate（HV）units produced.The structure and thermal properties of extracted biopolymers were analyzed by scanning electron microscope（SEM）,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）and themogravimetry（TG）.展开更多
文摘目的直观把握PHA相关领域的研究进展和热点,推动PHA领域的发展。方法以CNKI与Web of Science数据库中近10年的相关文献为对象,采用文献计量方法,使用CiteSpace软件绘制PHA研究知识图谱。结果相关文献的年度发文量不断上升,国内外学术界对PHA领域的关注度越来越高,国际PHA领域的跨单位合作比国内更广泛。该领域的研究力量遍布全球,其中清华大学、葡萄牙里斯本新大学、马来西亚理科大学、昆士兰大学、布尔诺理工大学等机构的贡献突出、影响较大,陈国强是该领域发文量最多的学者。通过分析关键词可知,目前对PHA的关注重点主要集中在力学性能、生物降解、混合菌群、活性污泥、除磷脱氮等方面。结论在未来的PHA研究中,PHA的增强改性、在活性污泥中提取PHA及生物法合成PHA仍是研究热点。
文摘A new technology was developed to couple the anaerobic digestion of food wastes with production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Acetic, propionic, butyric and lactic acids were produced during food wastes anaerobic digestion and their concentrations reached 5.5, 1.8, 27.4 and 32.7 g/L, respectively under appropriate digestion conditions. The fermentative acids were transferred through a dialysis membrane to an air-lift reactor for PHA synthesis by Ralstonia eutropha. Dry cell concentration and PHA content reached 22.7 g/L and 72.6%, respectively. The obtained PHA was a copolymer of b-hydroxybutyrate (HB) and b-hydroxyvalerate (HV) with 2.8% (mole ratio) of HV units in polymer.
文摘In this work, sugar cane juice was fermented to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates （PHAs） by Alcaligenes latus TISTR 1403 and A. eutrophus TISTR 1095. The juice was characterized and composed of total sugars 105.5 g·L^-1 （sucrose 36.6g·L^-1 , fructose 26.0g·L^-1 , glucose 21.8g·L^-1 and other sugars 21.1g·L^-1 ）. Each inoculums （ 10%, v/v） was separately cultivated in the medium containing 20g·L^-1 total sugars under condition （30℃, 200 rpm, pH 6.5-7）. It was found that the A. eutrophus can be grown better than the A. latus. Only the A. eutrophus was further cultured under different total sugar concentrations （20, 30, 40 and 50g·L^-1 ）. The optimal contents of total sugar, dry cell mass （DCM） and maximum PHAs were obtained at 50g·L^-1 , 6.013g·L^-1 and 1.84g·L^-1 , respectively after 60 h fermentation which were converted to biomass yield （Yx/s）, product yield （Yp/5）, specific product yield （Yp/x） and productivity of 0.163, 0.05, 0.306 and 0.031 g.Llhl. Large scale of PHAs production was conducted in 5 L fermentor using the optimal condition obtained under 30% dissolved oxygen. The DCM and the maximum PHAs were 5.881g·L^-1 and 1.281g·L^-1 which were calculated to values of Yx/s, Yp/s, Yp/x and productivity at 0.19, 0.04, 0.218 and 0.021g·L^-1 , respectively.
文摘In this work, sucrose utilizing microbes from soil were screened to evaluate their ability for accumulation of biopolymer of polyhydroxyalkanoate （PHA）. Among 72 isolates were transferred to mineral salt medium （MSM）, 33 strains can be grown on sucrose agar medium. However, only one strain showed a strong black color for Sudan Black and gave positive result for Nile blue A. Identification by 16S rDNA nucleotide sequence homology of the isolate showed very closely to Hydrogenophaga sp. （99% identify）. To consider PHA production, the isolate was grown in the medium containing sucrose as a sole carbon under controlled conditions of 35 ℃ and at pH 7. Maximum dry cell weight （DCW） and PHA production were obtained at 3.61 g/L and 2.41 g/L after 36 and 42 h batch fermentation. Sucrose uptake measured in term of total organic carbon （TOC） showed at 14.73 g within 48 h. The highest PHA was 68.15% （gPHA/gDCW） giving maximum PHA yield （YP/s） of 0.17 （gPHA/gs ） and a productivity of 0.057 gPHA/L.h. This highlights the potential of microbial resources in soil environment and may be an exploitable application for the industrial production of PHA.
基金Tsinghua University 985 Project Fund and The State 95 Key Research and Development Fund and Hong Kong Polytechnic University contributed to this project.
文摘Many bacteria have been found to synthesize a family of polyesters termed polyhydroxyalkanoate, abbreviated as PHA. Some interesting physical properties of PHAs such as piezoelectricity, non-linear optical activity, biocompatibility and biodegradability offer promising applications in areas such as degradable packaging, tissue engineering and drug delivery. Over 90 PHAs with various structure variations have been reported and the number is still increasing. The mechanical property of PHAs changes from brittle to flexible to elastic, depending on the side-chainlength of PHA. Many attempts have been made to produce PHAs as biodegradable plastics using various microorganisms obtained from screening natural environments, genetic engineering and mutation. Due to the high production cost, PHAs still can not compete with the nondegradable plastics, such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Various processes have been developed using low cost raw materials for fermentation and an inorganic extraction process for PHA purification. However, a super PHA production strain may play the most critical role for any large-scale PHA production. Our recent study showed that PHA synthesis is a common phenomenon among bacteria inhabiting various locations, especially oil-contaminated soils. This is very important for finding a suitable bacterial strain for PHA production. In fact, PHA production strains capable of rapid growth and rapid PHA synthesis on cheap molasses substrate have been found on molasses contaminated soils. A combination of novel properties and lower cost will allow easier commercialization of PHA for many applications.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.30225001, No.20334020）. The authors are very grateful to Prof. A. Steinbiichel of the University of Miinster in Germany for the generous donation of strain R. eutropha PHB 4.
文摘A series of polyhydroxyalkanoate(PHA)copolymers consisting of short-chain-length(SCL)and medium-chain-length(MCL)3-hydroxyalkanoate(3HA)monomers were synthesized in the recombinant Ralstonia eutropha PHB - 4 harboring a low-substrate-specificity PHA synthase PhaC2Ps from Pseudomonas stutzeri 1317. These polyesters,whose monomer compositions varied widely in chain length,were purified and characterized by acetone fractionation,nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR),gel-permeation chromatography(GPC),and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC).This was the first time that the physical properties of PHA copolymers polymerized by PhaC2Ps were characterized.The results indicated that the variation in MCL 3HA contents did not have an obvious influence on the molecular weights of these PHA copolymers but was effective in changing their physical properties. The variation in the thermal property of PHA copolymers with 3-hydroxyoctanoate(3HO)content was also inves- tigated in this study.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB745100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21576197)+1 种基金Tianjin Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology(18JCYBJC23500)Tianjin Key Research&Development Program(16YFXTSF00460)
文摘Concerns about feasibility,separability,settleability,efficiency once hampered studies on polyhydroxyalkanoates(PHAs)production,which mainly focused on single strain microorganism or activated sludge rather than artificial microbial consortia.Here,a medium chain length PHAs(mcl-PHAs)producing Pseudomonas-Saccharomyces consortium with xylose as the main substrate was studied.Mcl-PHAs accumulation increased from 12.69 mg·L^-1 to 152.3 mg·L^-1 without any optimization method.The presence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae,though in a relatively low concentration,improved the sedimentation of cell mass of the mixed culture by 60%.Reasons for better sedimentation of the consortium were complex:first,the length of Pseudomonas putida increased two to three times in the consortium;second,the positive surface charge of P.putida was neutralized by S.cerevisiae;third,the adhesion proteins on the surface of S.cerevisiae interacted with the P.putida.
文摘Neural regeneration was once considered to be impossible, especially in the central nervous system where neural regeneration comprise the generation of new neurons, glia, axons, myelin, and synapses. Until recently, neural stem cells/neural progenitor cells (NSCs/NPCs) were identified from various areas of brain and brought hopes to the neural repair and regeneration. Tissue engineering has revolutionized the current neural regeneration technology and it has become a pioneering interdisciplinary field in the areas of biomedical research. Polyhydoxyalkanoate (PHA) as one of biodegradable material has been successfully used as tissue engineering materials. It has also been applied in nerve tissue engineering due to the high biocompatibility and low cytotoxicity. Over the past 10 years, different kinds of modification strategies have been undertaken to improve the properties of PHA to fit the requirements from various fields. Several members of PHA family have been attempted for neural regeneration. This article reviewed the recent modification strategies for improving the properties of PHA and highlighted the pioneer applications in neural regeneration.
文摘A total of 5 biochemically characterized lipase positive bacterial strains were screened for Polyhydroxyalkanoates(PHA)production by Nile blue staining and confirmation was done by Sudan Black B.PHA production ability for all strains was optimized followed by time profiling calculation and comparison via using glucose and two plant oils i.e.,canola and mustard oil.Quantitative analysis showed that glucose can serve as a carbon source for maximum biomass(2.5 g/L CDW for strain 5)and PHA production(70.3%for strain 2).PHA produced by strain 2 was further analyzed for its chemical composition and type via Fourier Transform Infrared(FT-IR)spectroscopy.It revealed homopolymer(PHB)and copolymer(PHB-co-PHV)production of PHA(peaks at 1743 cm-1 and 2861 cm-1,respectively)with both canola and mustard oil unlike glucose which produced only homopolymer one i.e.,PHB(peaks at 1110 cm-1,1411 cm-1 and 1650 cm-1).Crystallinity of FT-IR analyzed PHA was calculated using mathematical formulas which showed decrease from glucose to canola to mustard oil.This study revealed that plant oils can serve as better carbon source to produce better quality(ductile and copolymer)PHA.Moreover,16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis showed that strain 1,strain 2,strain 3,strain 4 and strain 5 are Stenotrophomonas sp.N3,Exiguobacterium sp.N4,Exiguobacterium sp.Ch3,Cellulosimicrobium sp.A8 and Klebsiella sp.LFSM2,respectively.
基金Anhui Key Laboratory Foundation of China(No.04swz002)
文摘Polyhydroxyalkanoates （PHAs）, as a candidate for biodegradable plastic materials, can be synthesized by numerous microorganisms. However, as its production cost is high in comparison with those of chemically synthesized plastics, a lot of research has been focused on the efficient production of PHAs using different methods. In the present study, the mutation effects of PHAs production in strain pCB4 were investigated with implantation of low energy ions. It was found that under the implantation conditions of 7.8×10^14 N^＋/cm^2 at 10 keV, a high-yield PHAs strain with high genetic stability was generated from many mutants. After optimizing its fermentation conditions, the biomass, PHAs concentration and PHAs content of pCBH4 reached 2.26 g/L, 1.81 g/L, and 80.08% respectively, whereas its wild type controls were about 1.24 g/L, 0.61 g/L, and 49.20%. Moreover, the main constituent of PHAs was identified as poly-3-hydroxybutyrates （PHB） in the mutant stain and the yield of this compound was increased up to 41.33% in contrast to that of 27.78% in the wild type strain.
基金Supported by the National Science&Technology Pillar Program During the 12th Five-Year Plan Period(2014BAC28B01)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(8112012)
文摘Polyhydroxyalkanoates（PHAs）were synthesized in activated sludge using three types of carbon sources（sodium acetate,sodium propionate and sodium butyrate）,and their characterization were studied.It was shown that the content of PHA synthesized by microorganisms in activated sludge were different.The biggest synthetic amount up to 36.7% of VSS was obtained when sodium acetate was used as carbon source.The polymer yield was lower when using sodium propionate as the carbon source than when using others,with25.1% of VSS,while resulted in an increase of hydroxyvalerate（HV）units produced.The structure and thermal properties of extracted biopolymers were analyzed by scanning electron microscope（SEM）,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）and themogravimetry（TG）.
