Effects of types of food waste as carbon source on the molecular weight distributions and thermal properties of the biopolymer (polyhydroxybutyrate) produced by two strains of microorganisms

Materials Research Innovations

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-5

  Wong, Phoeby A L ^a   Cheung, Man Ken ^a   Lo, Wailung ^a   Chua, Hong ^a   Yu, Peter Hoi Fu ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alcaligenes latus; Food waste; Molecular weight; Polyhydroxybutyrate; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BRITTLENESS; CARBON; FOOD PRODUCTS; MELTING; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STRAIN; VISCOSITY;

ALCALIGENES LATUS; FOOD WASTES; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB); STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 23644441922     PISSN: 14328917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14328917.2005.11784864     Document Type: Article

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