A review on production of poly β hydroxybutyrates from cyanobacteria for the production of bio plastics

Algal Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 278-285

  Balaji, Sundaramoorthy ^a   Gopi, Kadiyala ^a   Muthuvelan, Bhaskaran ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bio plastics; Biopolymer; Cyanobacteria; PHB; Poly hydroxybutyrate

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84879273980     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2013.03.002     Document Type: Review

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