Environmental Engineering Reference
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Table 4.5
(Continued)
Platform molecule
Processing technology
Constituent of biomass molecule
is derived from
Structure
Muconic acid [124, 125]
Biological
Sugars
O
OH
HO
O
Aconitic acid
Biological
Sugars
O
OH
OH
O
OH
O
Citric acid
Biological
Sugars
O
OH
O
O
OH
HO
OH
3-hydroxy-butanoic acid
Biological + extraction +
chemical-catalytic
Sugars (to PHAs)
OH
OH
O
