Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Production by Isolated Halomonas sp. KM-1 Using Waste Glycerol

Yoshikazu KAWATA; Sei-ichi AIBA

doi:10.1271/bbb.90459

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Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Production by Isolated Halomonas sp. KM-1 Using Waste Glycerol

Yoshikazu KAWATA, Sei-ichi AIBA

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Keywords: poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB), waste glycerol, biodiesel fuel (BDF), Halomonas

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2010 Volume 74 Issue 1 Pages 175-177

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.90459

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Abstract

Biodiesel fuel is favored as a type of carbon neutral energy. To popularize its usage, by-product waste glycerol utilization is a critical problem. We tried to isolate waste glycerol utilizing bacteria, and obtained the alkalo- and halophile bacteria Halomonas sp. KM-1. This strain produced bioplastic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) in a simple medium and diluted waste glycerol as a sole carbon source.

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