Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1208571 Journal of Chromatography A 2007 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

In the present study, we used microwave energy instead of conventional heating to transform poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) into methyl 3-hydroxybutyrate (Me-3HB) in acidified methanol (H2SO4, 10%, v/v) mixture in less than 4 min at 10% microwave power. The microwave assisted method was then applied to analyze PHB produced by Alcaligenes latus. The PHB content in the biomass determined using microwave heating was comparable to the amount found by conventional heating. Moreover, the new esterification method was at least 50 times faster than the conventional method, affording a significant saving of time and energy.

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