Improved properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) produced by Comamonas sp. EB172 utilizing volatile fatty acids by regulating the nitrogen source

• Main Authors: Zakaria @ Mamat, Mohd Rafein, Ariffin, Hidayah, Abd. Aziz, Suraini, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Shirai, Yoshihito
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28068/1/28068.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28068/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2013/237806/abs/

This study presents the effect of carbon to nitrogen ratio (C/N) (mol/mol) on the cell growth and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) accumulation by Comamonas sp. EB172 in 2 L fermenters using volatile fatty acids (VFA) as the carbon source. This VFA was supplemented with ammonium sulphate...