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The point-source nature of this waste is an opportunity for the recovery and valorization of the nitrogen therein. Such a process would be viable on small to intermediate scales and require minimal inputs at the CAFO. In this study, we demonstrate the potential of the biopolymer cyanophycin to serve as a medium for manure-nitrogen recovery. In the first step, genetically modified strains of Escherichia coli produce intracellular cyanophycin from mock manure hydrolysates. Next, cyanophycin is recovered from microbial biomass via acid solubilization and base precipitation using electrochemically generated acids and bases. Finally, to improve both the yield and recoverable fraction of cyanophycin produced, we leverage the tunability of our genetically engineered system to probe the impacts of cyanophycin synthetase solubility, N-domain activity, and cyanophycin molecular weight on cyanophycin recoverability. 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