ABSTRACT

NOOR FAZIELAWANIE MOHD RASHID1, AIN FARHANA MOHD YATIM1, AL-ASHRAF AMIRUL2, and KESAVEN BHUBALAN3

1School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia

2School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang 11800, Malaysia

3Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals, MOSTI, Bayan Lepas 11700, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

11.1 Introduction ...................................................................................288 11.2 POME............................................................................................288 11.3 Molasses ........................................................................................291 11.4 Polyhydroxyalkanote ....................................................................293 11.5 Production of PHA from POME ...................................................295 11.6 Production of PHA from Molasses ...............................................298 11.7 Conclusion and Future Outlook ....................................................300 Keywords .................................................................................................301 References ................................................................................................301

11.1 INTRODUCTION