PRODUCTION OF POLY-beta-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID BY RHIZOBIUM SP.

KIVANÇ M., Dombayci N.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, vol.25, no.8, pp.2751-2757, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2751-2757
  • Keywords: Poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid, Rhizobium, Accumulation, Rhizobium, Biopolymers, nitrogen source, carbon source, ACCUMULATION, MELILOTI
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The plastic materials produced from petroleum based chemicals cause serious environmental waste problems all over the world when they are discarded after use. As an answer for this environmental anxiety, the usage of biodegradable plastic materials should be preferred. Poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) is one of the biodegradable polymeric materials and has many characteristics of traditional plastics.