Effective utilization and management of coir industrial waste for the production of poly- β- hydroxybutyrate (phb) using the bacterium azotobacter beijerinickii

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 519-524

  Sathesh Prabu, C ^a   Murugesan, A G ^a  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Azotobacter beijerinickii; Bioplastic; Biopolymer; Coir waste; PHB

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COIR; DECOMPOSITION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PH; PLASTIC; POLYMER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AZOTOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77955489231     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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