Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 13, Issue 19, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13193365
Keywords
bacterial cellulose (BC); biopolymer; industrial waste; microbial cellulose; carbon source; nitrogen source
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- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia [PY/2020/03495R.J130000.7351.4B534]
- program Research Excellent Consortium (JPT)(BKI) by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE). [(BKI)1000/016/018/25(57)]
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Research has shown that using industrial waste as a substrate can improve cost competitiveness in BC production, revealing the potential high-efficiency value of industrial waste, and further optimization of culture conditions is needed to achieve large-scale production of BC from waste streams.
A novel nanomaterial, bacterial cellulose (BC), has become noteworthy recently due to its better physicochemical properties and biodegradability, which are desirable for various applications. Since cost is a significant limitation in the production of cellulose, current efforts are focused on the use of industrial waste as a cost-effective substrate for the synthesis of BC or microbial cellulose. The utilization of industrial wastes and byproduct streams as fermentation media could improve the cost-competitiveness of BC production. This paper examines the feasibility of using typical wastes generated by industry sectors as sources of nutrients (carbon and nitrogen) for the commercial-scale production of BC. Numerous preliminary findings in the literature data have revealed the potential to yield a high concentration of BC from various industrial wastes. These findings indicated the need to optimize culture conditions, aiming for improved large-scale production of BC from waste streams.
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