DESCRIPTION

PLAPIQUI has the following capabilities:

• Design and optimization of bacterial polyesters production
• Biosynthesis: use of diverse bacterial strains and different carbon and nitrogen sources
• Alternative extraction methodologies
• Quantification methods of bacteria-synthetized polyesters
• Physicochemical and morphological characterization of polyesters
• Definition of operating conditions
• Reccomendation of processing conditions to avoid degradation