Optimization Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production By Burkholderia Cepacia BPT1213 Using Waste Glycerol As The Sole Carbon Source

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is touted as an environmental friendly alternative to recalcitrant petrochemical derived plastics. Due to high production cost issue, waste glycerol produced from biodiesel industry has potential as cheaper carbon source for PHA synthesis by microorganisms. The objectives...

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Main Author: Mohd Zain, Nor Fauziah
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/45450/
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description Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is touted as an environmental friendly alternative to recalcitrant petrochemical derived plastics. Due to high production cost issue, waste glycerol produced from biodiesel industry has potential as cheaper carbon source for PHA synthesis by microorganisms. The objectives of this study were to optimize and scale up the production of PHA by a local isolate, Burkholderia cepacia BPT1213, from the shake flask system to a 2.5 L bioreactor system. Throughout this study, the strain was grown in minimal salt medium (MSM) supplemented with 2% (v/v) of waste glycerol (86.70% purity), a by-product of the production biodiesel from palm oil as the sole carbon source.
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spelling usm-454502019-09-17T07:14:29Z http://eprints.usm.my/45450/ Optimization Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production By Burkholderia Cepacia BPT1213 Using Waste Glycerol As The Sole Carbon Source Mohd Zain, Nor Fauziah T1-995 Technology(General) Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is touted as an environmental friendly alternative to recalcitrant petrochemical derived plastics. Due to high production cost issue, waste glycerol produced from biodiesel industry has potential as cheaper carbon source for PHA synthesis by microorganisms. The objectives of this study were to optimize and scale up the production of PHA by a local isolate, Burkholderia cepacia BPT1213, from the shake flask system to a 2.5 L bioreactor system. Throughout this study, the strain was grown in minimal salt medium (MSM) supplemented with 2% (v/v) of waste glycerol (86.70% purity), a by-product of the production biodiesel from palm oil as the sole carbon source. 2017-07 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/45450/1/NOR%20FAUZIAH%20MOHD%20ZAIN.pdf Mohd Zain, Nor Fauziah (2017) Optimization Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production By Burkholderia Cepacia BPT1213 Using Waste Glycerol As The Sole Carbon Source. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Optimization Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production By Burkholderia Cepacia BPT1213 Using Waste Glycerol As The Sole Carbon Source
title Optimization Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production By Burkholderia Cepacia BPT1213 Using Waste Glycerol As The Sole Carbon Source
title_full Optimization Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production By Burkholderia Cepacia BPT1213 Using Waste Glycerol As The Sole Carbon Source
title_fullStr Optimization Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production By Burkholderia Cepacia BPT1213 Using Waste Glycerol As The Sole Carbon Source
title_full_unstemmed Optimization Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production By Burkholderia Cepacia BPT1213 Using Waste Glycerol As The Sole Carbon Source
title_short Optimization Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production By Burkholderia Cepacia BPT1213 Using Waste Glycerol As The Sole Carbon Source
title_sort optimization of polyhydroxyalkanoate pha production by burkholderia cepacia bpt1213 using waste glycerol as the sole carbon source
topic T1-995 Technology(General)
url http://eprints.usm.my/45450/
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