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Figure 12.3 Biodegradation and growth studies: B. cereus grown
in Davis minimal broth in the presence of LDPE-g-PMMA.
for both positive and negative controls on day 2. Although lmax had stabilized at
203 nm for the negative control from day 3 onward, it decreased to 206 nm and
reached 203 nm on day 7 and then rose to 212 nm on day 11 in the case of the positive
control (Figure 12.4).
12.3.2.4 Bacterial Consortium and LDPE
Degradation of LDPE caused by the consortium of B. pumilus, B. cereus and other
Bacillus species was studied in 100 times diluted Davis minimal broth. Here, a
Figure 12.4 Biodegradation studies: B. pumilus grown in Davis
minimal broth in the presence of LDPE-g-PMH.