Upgrading of organic waste: Production of the copolymer poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate by Ralstonia eutrophus withorganic waste as sole carbon source

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 413-419

  Ganzeveld, Klaassien J ^a   Van Hagen, Annechien ^a   Van Agteren, Martin H ^a   De Koning, Wim ^a   Uiterkamp, Anton J M School ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environment; Organic waste; Poly 3 hydroxybutyrate co valerate; Process parameters; Ralstonia eutrophus

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CARBON; COPOLYMERS; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; OXYGEN; POLYESTERS;

ORGANIC WASTES; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE COVALERATE;

WASTE UTILIZATION;

EID: 0033351429     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0959-6526(99)00159-6     Document Type: Article

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