Bioprocess design and economic analysis for the commercial production of environmentally friendly bioinsecticides from Bacillus thuringiensis HD-1 kurstaki

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 377-388

  Rowe, Gerald E ^a,b   Margaritis, Argyrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioinsecticides; Bioinsecticides production and costs; Bioprocess design; Economic visibility analysis

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FERMENTATION; INSECTICIDES;

BIOPROCESS; PRODUCT COSTS; PROFITS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS HD 1 KURSTAKI; BIOPROCESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FED BATCH FERMENTATION; FORESTRY; MARKET; NONHUMAN; PROFIT; VECTOR CONTROL;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; INSECTICIDES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SOFTWARE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 2442686855     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20146     Document Type: Article

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