Gas chromatographic determination of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) with alkaline hydrolysis and acid esterification

Analytical Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2915-2924

  Cui, Yue ^a   Barford, John P ^a   Renneberg, Reinhard ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acid esterification; Alkaline hydrolysis; Gas chromatography; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate)

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648949420     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710701603959     Document Type: Article

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