Extraction of short-chain-length poly-[(R)-hydroxyalkanoates] (scl-PHA) by the "anti-solvent" acetone under elevated temperature and pressure

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1023-1028

  Koller, Martin ^a,b   Bona, Rodolfo ^a   Chiellini, Emo ^c   Braunegg, Gerhart ^a,b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b ARENA Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Ressourcenschonende and oNachhaltige Technologien   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetone; Anti solvents; Biopolymer extraction; Chloroform; Short chain length poly(hydroxyalkanoates) (scl PHA)

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANTI-SOLVENTS; CHLOROFORM EXTRACTION; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SHORT CHAIN LENGTHS; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES;

ACETONE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS;

EXTRACTION;

ACETONE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HEAT; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; TIME;

ACETONE; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878953038     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-013-1185-7     Document Type: Article

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