02210nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245018400055210006900239260009900308300001400407490000800421520106400429653002601493653002501519653003901544653003201583653001401615100002501629700002501654700002401679700002401703700002701727700002301754700002701777856012801804       2011                        eng d  a0960-852400aCharacterisation of copolymer, poly (hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PHB-co-PHV) produced by halomonas campisalis (MCM B-1027), its biodegradability and potential application0 aCharacterisation of copolymer poly hydroxybutyratecohydroxyvaler  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLANDbELSEVIER SCI LTDcJUN  a6625-66280 v1023 a<p>Characterisation of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) film produced by haloalkalitolerant Halomonas campisalis (MCM B-1027) in 14 L SS fermenter revealed it to have composition of monomer units, HB:HV as 96:4 as analysed by (1)H NMR indicating the PHA as a co-polymer of PHB-co-PHV, molecular weight by gel permeation chromatography as 2.08 x 10(6), melting temperature 166.51 degrees C, tensile strength 18.8 MPa; two relaxations namely beta transition corresponding to the glass rubber transition and alpha transition corresponding to crystalline relaxation by Dynamic Mechanical Thermal analysis and only one relaxation corresponding to MWS interfacial polarisation with activation energy of 129 kJ/mol by broadband dielectric spectroscopy. Optical microscopic studies showed typical Maltese-cross pattern of spherulites. The PHA film was found to be biodegradable by standard ASTM method as well as by soil burial method. The leak proof polymer bags prepared from the film could be used as a packaging material. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aBiodegradable polymer10aCopolymer PHB-co-PHV10aDielectric relaxation spectroscopy10aDynamic mechanical analysis10aHalomonas1 aKulkarni, Snehal, O.1 aKanekar, Pradnya, P.1 aJog, Jyoti, Prakash1 aPatil, Prashant, A.1 aNilegaonkar, Smita, S.1 aSarnaik, Seema, S.1 aKshirsagar, Pranav, R.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/characterisation-copolymer-poly-hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate-phb-co-phv-produced-0