Table 6 The chemical composition of the PHB polymer produced by the ES021 strain as revealed by GC–MS analysis
S/N. | Retention time (minutes) | % Area | Compound name | Molecular weigh | Molecular formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3.98 | 2.87 | 5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, phenylmethyl ester, (all-Z)-benzyl | 394 | C27H38O2 |
2 | 11.76 | 3.05 | Nonadecane | 268 | C19H40 |
3 | 11.96 | 22.30 | 1-Dodecanamine, N,N-dimethyl | 213 | C14H31N |
4 | 12.23 | 4.44 | 15-Methyltricyclo[6.5.2(13,1 4)0.0(7,15)]pentadeca-1,3,5,7,9,1 1,13-heptene | 206 | C16H14 |
4 | 12.65 | 2.16 | Hexadecane, 5-butyl | 282 | C20H42 |
5 | 15.75 | 17.11 | 1-Tetradecanamine, N,N-dimethyl- | 241 | C16H35N |
6 | 16.61 | 2.31 | Tetradecane, 2,6,10-trimethyl | 240 | C17H36 |
7 | 18.64 | 1.84 | Phthalic acid, butyl undecyl ester | 376 | C23H36O4 |
8 | 19.52 | 6.07 | 7,9-Di-tert-butyl-1-oxaspiro(4,5)dec a-6,9-diene-2,8-dione | 276 | C17H24O3 |
9 | 20.23 | 2.00 | Tetradecane, 2,6,10-trimethyl | 240 | C17H36 |
10 | 22.38 | 24.13 | 9-Octadecenoic acid (Z)-, methyl ester | 296 | C19H36O2 |
11 | 22.56 | 6.68 | N-Methyl-N-benzyltetradecanamine | 225 | C22H39N |
12 | 22.90 | 1.91 | Heptacosane | 380 | C27H56 |
13 | 28.65 | 2.72 | 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid | 390 | C24H38O4 |