Give the main advantage of biopolymers from an environmental viewpoint.
Which structural feature of hydroxyalkanoates enables them to make polymeric
molecules?
What was the original source of poly(hydroxyalkanoate) polymers? How is it now
proposed to produce them?
Although enzymes have not developed specifically to act upon synthetic compounds,
they have some specific advantages that make them attractive for carrying out
chemical processes on synthetic compounds. What are some of these advantages?
Name two chemicals for which it has been shown that enzymatic processes can
actually convert synthetic raw materials to chemical products normally made by
nonbiological chemical reactions.
