Synthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) from activated sludge

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 695-698

  Hu, W F ^a   Chua, H ^b   Yu, P H F ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; COPOLYMER; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); VALERIC ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030846543     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018307402891     Document Type: Article

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