Process design for the microbial synthesis of Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) from natural gas

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 278-282

  Listewnik, Hans Frieder ^a   Wendlandt, K D ^b   Jechorek, M ^b   Mirschel, G ^b  

^a Bio Ingenieurtechnik GmbH   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Costs; PHB; Process design

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; COST REDUCTION; EXTRAPOLATION; NATURAL GAS; PROCESS DESIGN; PURIFICATION;

MICROBIAL SYNTHESIS; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB); PRICE REDUCTION;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

NATURAL GAS; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

BIOREACTORS; BIOSYNTHESIS; COST REDUCTION; EXTRAPOLATION; NATURAL GAS; PROCESS DESIGN; PURIFICATION;

COST; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NATURAL GAS;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; NONHUMAN; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PURIFICATION;

EID: 34250852313     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200620193     Document Type: Article

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