Mixed Cultures Fermentation for the Production of Poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate
Poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biodegradable intracellular microbial product produced by many bacteria and it is comparable to some of the petrochemical derived thermoplastics such as polypropylene. One of the main barriers for the commercial exploitation is the high cost of the substrate for the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2014-10-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132014000500644&lng=en&tlng=en |