Sub-Product
Poly-3-hydrobutyrate
- Main Product
- Polyhydroalkanoates
- Segment
- Chemicals
- Main-Family
- Polymers
- Sub-Family
- Thermoplastic Polyester
- Physical State
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Solid
- Abbreviation
- P3HB
- Alt. Names
- Poly[(R )-3-Hydroxybutyric Acid]; Poly(β-hydroxybutyrate); 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid Homopolymer
- Description
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Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate is probably the most common type of Polyhydroxyalkanoate.[1] It is a Biopolymer generated as a Carbon Reserve in a wide variety of Bacteria and is produced industrially through Fermentation of Glucose by the Bacterium Alcaligenes Eutrophus as a strictly isotactic, highly crystalline, linear Polyester of the Monomer 3-(R)-Hydroxybutyric Acid.[2],[3]
P3HB is a biodegradable and renewable Source with thermoplastic properties similar to Polypropylene. It has many properties that are attractive for biomedical applications, including being a Polyester-like Polyglycolide and being biodegradable within the body.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, Polyhydroxybutyrate
- Brave search summary from web sources, 17th Sep 2023
- ScienceDirect, Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)
- Product #Tags
- #biodegradable #biosourced #biobased #biopolymer
Identifiers
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CAS Number
- 26063-00-3
Chemical Data
- Chemical Formula
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(C4H8O3)x
- Molecular Weight (g/mol)
- 50000
- Melting Point (°C)
- 170
- Sulfur Content (wt%)
- 0
- Specific Gravity
- 1.25
Properties
- Default
- Status
- A
System Info
- Update by
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Kokel, Nicolas - Updated
- 9/17/2023 5:41 PM
- Added by
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Kokel, Nicolas
- Added
- 9/17/2023 4:10 PM
Image
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Structure of poly-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyhydroxybutyrate
Documentation and Reference
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