Publication Details |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI / URL | link |
| Title (Primary) | Process design for the microbial synthesis of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) from natural gas |
| Author | Listewnik, H.-F.; Wendlandt, K.-D.; Jechorek, M.; Mirschel, G.; |
| Journal | Engineering in Life Sciences |
| Year | 2007 |
| Department | UBT; |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Language | englisch; |
| Keywords | biosynthesis; costs; PHB; process design |
| Abstract | A process design for a two-stage procedure for the production of PHB from natural gas based on the results, obtained on a laboratory and small technical scale, was developed. For this purpose, four bioreactors were dimensioned and interconnected so as to achieve a quasi-continuous PHB production. A price of 6.35 /kg PHB was pre-calculated for the biosynthesis in a plant producing 500 t PHB/year. An extrapolation, which included the incorporation of various downstream procedures to achieve purities dependent on applications, resulted in prices between 11.50 and 14.00 /kg for the purified final product. Estimations indicate that an expansion of the plant capacity to 5,000 t/year could enable a price reduction of approx. 30-35 %. |
| ID | 2018 |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=2018 |
| Listewnik, H.-F., Wendlandt, K.-D., Jechorek, M., Mirschel, G. (2007): Process design for the microbial synthesis of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) from natural gas Eng. Life Sci. 7 (3), 278 - 282 |
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