Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Production by Rhodospirillum rubrum Using a Two-Step Culture Strategy

Table 1

Thermal properties of PHBV.

Sample	Thermal properties
	Tc^a (°C)	Tm^a (°C)	Td^b (°C)
PHBV	96.15	173.56	279.24

^aDetermined from the DSC second heating run. ^bDetermined from the TGA at the beginning of 5% degradation.