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Table 1 Characterization of agro-industrial residues

From: Use of agro-industrial residue from the canned pineapple industry for polyhydroxybutyrate production by Cupriavidus necator strain A-04

Pineapple wastes

Lignocellulosic biomass compositions (%)

α-Cellulose

β-Cellulose

γ-Cellulose

Holocellulose

Lignin

Benzene extractives

Corea

17.2

9.55

2.79

29.5

1.82

44.4

Peela

22.9

3.38

10.5

36.8

5.12

29.2

 

Sugar content (g/L)

SPHB (g/L)

pH

Sucrose

Glucose

Fructose

Galactose

Caeb

20.14

24.48

2.78

0.30

27.26

2.1

  1. SPHB PHB substrates (glucose and fructose)
  2. aThe chemical compositions of pineapple core and pineapple peel used in this study were determined according to the Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) standard methods
  3. bThe sugar compositions of CEA were analyzed by HPLC