Cocoa Bean Shell as Promising Feedstock for the Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB)
Cocoa bean shell (CBS), a by-product of the chocolate industry, has been employed as a substrate to obtain poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) by fermentation with <i>Bacillus firmus</i>. With this aim, acid-thermal hydrolysis of CBS (20% <i>w</i>/<i>v</i>) was conducte...
Main Authors: | Marta Sánchez, Amanda Laca, Adriana Laca, Mario Díaz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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Series: | Applied Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/2/975 |
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