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A brief description of the history of ICI’s involvement with PHB is given. The industrial process for production of copolymer is described and the influence of comonomer content on polymer properties is highlighted. The isolation and characterisation of a mutant which is more efficient in propionate incorporation into copolymer is described.
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Byrom, D. (1990). Industrial Production of Copolymer from Alcaligenes Eutrophus. In: Dawes, E.A. (eds) Novel Biodegradable Microbial Polymers. NATO ASI Series, vol 186. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2129-0_10
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