Improvement of the conversion of polystyrene to polyhydroxyalkanoate through the manipulation of the microbial aspect of the process: A nitrogen feeding strategy for bacterial cells in a stirred tank reactor

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-286

  Goff, Miriam ^a   Ward, Patrick G ^a   O'Connor, Kevin E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Nitrogen feeding; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Polystyrene; Styrene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; POLYSTYRENES; PYROLYSIS;

NITROGEN FEEDING; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ALPHA METHYLSTYRENE; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; ETHYLBENZENE; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYSTYRENE; STYRENE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATCH FERMENTATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL DENSITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PYROLYSIS; STIRRED REACTOR;

BIOREACTORS; NITROGEN; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYSTYRENES; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; STYRENE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 35448937238     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.03.016     Document Type: Article

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