Research Article

Factors Affecting Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Production from Oil Palm Frond Juice by Cupriavidus necator ( C C U G 5 2 2 3 8 T )

Table 5

Comparison of thermal and mechanical properties of P(3HB) obtained in this study with literature.

MicroorganismsCarbon sources 𝑇 𝑚 Tensile strength (MPa)Elongation to break (%)References

C. necator CCUG52238TOPF juice162.2408This study
R. eutrophaFructose177435Doi, 1990 [28]
A. latusMaple sap177Yezza et al., 2007 [10]