Production of biodegradable polymer by A. eutrophus using volatile fatty acids from acidified wastewater

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 295-299

  Ruan, Wenquan ^a   Chen, Jian ^a   Lun, Shiyi ^a  

^a WUXI UNIVERSITY OF LIGHT INDUSTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidification; Fermentation; Poly(hydroxyalkanoates); VFA

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES EUTROPHUS; WAUTERSIA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0345015900     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(03)00074-8     Document Type: Article

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