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. 1992 Apr;58(4):1398-401.
doi: 10.1128/aem.58.4.1398-1401.1992.

Methanogenic degradation of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates)

K Budwill  1 , P M Fedorak, W J Page
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Methanogenic degradation of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates)

K Budwill et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1992 Apr.

Abstract

Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and the copolymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) were fermented to methane and carbon dioxide within 16 days by an anaerobic sewage sludge consortium. The cultures adapted quickly to metabolize these polymeric compounds, and between 83 and 96% of the substrate carbon was transformed to methane and carbon dioxide.

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