Macromolecular Symposia, No. 197
Subtitle: Recent Advances in Biodegradable Polymers and Plastics (Macromolecular Symposia)
Contributors: I. Meisel (Editor); S. Spiegel (Editor); A. Carrick (Editor); Emo Chiellini (Series Editor); Roberto Solaro (Series Editor)
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Published: November 14, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9783527307012
Subjects: Chemistry; Science/Mathematics; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Chemistry - General; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical
First sentence: Summary: Due to the large availability of agro-industry wastes containing potentially exploitable substrates, such as whey from dairy industry, a study on the bacterial conversion of lactose and whey permeate to poly(B-hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA) was undertaken.