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. 2013 Oct 24;8(10):e78528. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078528

Table 1. PHA recovery by digestion with various chemicals.

Sample Chemicals Concentrations
P(3HB)_A HCl 0.05 M, 0.1 M, 0.2 M, 0.5 M
P(3HB)_B NaOH 0.05 M, 0.1 M, 0.2 M, 0.5 M
P(3HB)_C SDS 0.1 g/L, 2.5 g/L, 5 g/L, 10 g/L
P(3HB)_D NaOCl 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%
P(3HB)_E Dispersions of CHCl3 and NaOCl 50 mL of CHCl3:50 mL of NaOCl (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%)

HCl, hydrochloric acid; NaOH, sodium hydroxide; SDS, sodium dodecyl sulphate; NaOCl, sodium hypochlorite; CHCl3, chloroform