Journal
BIOENGINEERED
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 10010-10025Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2062970
Keywords
Agricultural residue; bacterial cellulose; komagataeibacter; agitation; corn cob
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- Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery, University of Boras, Boras, Sweden
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Agricultural residues rich in lignocellulose can be used as suitable substrates for bacterial fermentation in the production of value-added products. This study investigated the production of bacterial cellulose from corncob and sugarcane bagasse using different fermentation conditions. The results showed that agitation improved the yield of bacterial cellulose, and one strain produced bacterial cellulose with the best mechanical properties under specific conditions.
Agricultural residues are constantly increasing with increased farming processes, and improper disposal is detrimental to the environment. Majority of these waste residues are rich in lignocellulose, which makes them suitable substrate for bacterial fermentation in the production of valueadded products. In this study, bacterial cellulose (BC), a purer and better form of cellulose, was produced by two Komagataeibacter sp. isolated from rotten banana and kombucha drink using corncob (CC) and sugarcane bagasse (SCB) enzymatic hydrolyzate, under different fermentation conditions, that is, static, continuous, and intermittent agitation. The physicochemical and mechanical properties of the BC films were then investigated by Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetry analysis, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), and Dynamic mechanical analysis. Agitation gave a higher BC yield, with Komagataeibacter sp. CCUG73629 producing BC from CC with a dry weight of 1.6 g/L and 1.4 g/L under continuous and intermittent agitation, respectively, compared with that of 0.9 g/L in HS medium. While BC yield of dry weight up to 1.2 g/L was obtained from SCB by Komagataeibacter sp. CCUG73630 under continuous agitation compared to that of 0.3 g/L in HS medium. FTIR analysis showed BC bands associated with cellulose I, with high thermal stability. The FE-SEM analysis showed that BC fibers were highly ordered and densely packed. Although the BC produced by both strains showed similar physicochemical and morphological properties, the BC produced by the Komagataeibacter sp. CCUG73630 in CC under intermittent agitation had the best modulus of elasticity, 10.8 GPa and tensile strength, 70.9 MPa. [GRAPHICS]
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