Enhanced Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Production from Oil Palm Frond Juice by Cupriavidus necator NCIMB 11599

• Main Authors: Mior Ahmad Khushairi, Mohd Zahari, Hidayah, Ariffin, Mohd Ali, Hassan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5165/1/fkksa-2014-mior-EnhancedPoly%283-hydroxybutyrate%29.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5165/2/Poster_ARS_2014_%28MIOR%29.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5165/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

A substantial amount of renewable sugars can be obtained by simply pressing the oil palm frond (OPF) using sugarcane press machine. OPF juice can be utilized as a carbon source for the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), P(3HB) by using a wild type strain of Cupriavidus necator CCUG 52238T.