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Table 1 Overview of poly (3HB) recovery from cells of R. eutropha H16

From: Large scale extraction of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) from Ralstonia eutropha H16 using sodium hypochlorite

Batch no.

Recovered poly(3HB) [% of initial content]

Purity of recovered poly(3HB) [%]

Molecular weight (Da) of recovered poly(3HB)

1

43.14

94.76

459733

2

47.03

89.32

682630

3

41.69

98.63

not determined

4

69.06

99.42

769389

5

46.44

91.40

530447

6

62.19

92.79

832705

7

87.03

86.94

489320

  1. Between 750- and 820 g of dried cells were digested in a 13% (v/v) sodium hypochlorite solution at a concentration of 30 g L-1 at pH 12.3. All batches were parts of the cells obtained by fermentation at the 400 L scale.
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