Microstructure of copolymers of polyhydroxyalkanoates produced by glycogen accumulating organisms with acetate as the sole carbon source

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 968-977

  Dai, Yu ^a   Lambert, Lynette ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a   Keller, Jurg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copolymer; Glycogen accumulating organisms (GAOs); Microstructure; Mixed culture; NMR; Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; HYSTERESIS MOTORS; LITHOGRAPHY; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT;

(ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL) COPOLYMERS; 3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB); AEROBIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ANAEROBIC (UASB); CARBON SOURCES; CHARACTERISATION; GLYCOGEN-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; HYDROXYVALERATE (HV); MIXED CULTURES; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES (PHAS); SOLE CARBON SOURCE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 47949095855     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.04.023     Document Type: Article

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