Bacterial Cellulose Production from Industrial Waste and by-Product Streams
The utilization of fermentation media derived from waste and by-product streams from biodiesel and confectionery industries could lead to highly efficient production of bacterial cellulose. Batch fermentations with the bacterial strain Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans DSM (Deutsche Sammlung von Mikr...
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author | Erminda Tsouko Constantina Kourmentza Dimitrios Ladakis Nikolaos Kopsahelis Ioanna Mandala Seraphim Papanikolaou Fotis Paloukis Vitor Alves Apostolis Koutinas |
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description | The utilization of fermentation media derived from waste and by-product streams from biodiesel and confectionery industries could lead to highly efficient production of bacterial cellulose. Batch fermentations with the bacterial strain Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans DSM (Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen) 15973 were initially carried out in synthetic media using commercial sugars and crude glycerol. The highest bacterial cellulose concentration was achieved when crude glycerol (3.2 g/L) and commercial sucrose (4.9 g/L) were used. The combination of crude glycerol and sunflower meal hydrolysates as the sole fermentation media resulted in bacterial cellulose production of 13.3 g/L. Similar results (13 g/L) were obtained when flour-rich hydrolysates produced from confectionery industry waste streams were used. The properties of bacterial celluloses developed when different fermentation media were used showed water holding capacities of 102–138 g·water/g·dry bacterial cellulose, viscosities of 4.7–9.3 dL/g, degree of polymerization of 1889.1–2672.8, stress at break of 72.3–139.5 MPa and Young’s modulus of 0.97–1.64 GPa. This study demonstrated that by-product streams from the biodiesel industry and waste streams from confectionery industries could be used as the sole sources of nutrients for the production of bacterial cellulose with similar properties as those produced with commercial sources of nutrients. |
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spelling | doaj.art-57fc0290cc924937a64cea2b1297e53b2022-12-22T03:16:19ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1422-00672015-07-01167148321484910.3390/ijms160714832ijms160714832Bacterial Cellulose Production from Industrial Waste and by-Product StreamsErminda Tsouko0Constantina Kourmentza1Dimitrios Ladakis2Nikolaos Kopsahelis3Ioanna Mandala4Seraphim Papanikolaou5Fotis Paloukis6Vitor Alves7Apostolis Koutinas8Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athens 11855, GreeceUCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, New University of Lisbon, Caparica 2829-516, PortugalDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athens 11855, GreeceDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athens 11855, GreeceDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athens 11855, GreeceDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athens 11855, GreeceFoundation of Research and Technology–Hellas, Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Patras 26504, GreeceLEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1349-017, PortugalDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athens 11855, GreeceThe utilization of fermentation media derived from waste and by-product streams from biodiesel and confectionery industries could lead to highly efficient production of bacterial cellulose. Batch fermentations with the bacterial strain Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans DSM (Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen) 15973 were initially carried out in synthetic media using commercial sugars and crude glycerol. The highest bacterial cellulose concentration was achieved when crude glycerol (3.2 g/L) and commercial sucrose (4.9 g/L) were used. The combination of crude glycerol and sunflower meal hydrolysates as the sole fermentation media resulted in bacterial cellulose production of 13.3 g/L. Similar results (13 g/L) were obtained when flour-rich hydrolysates produced from confectionery industry waste streams were used. The properties of bacterial celluloses developed when different fermentation media were used showed water holding capacities of 102–138 g·water/g·dry bacterial cellulose, viscosities of 4.7–9.3 dL/g, degree of polymerization of 1889.1–2672.8, stress at break of 72.3–139.5 MPa and Young’s modulus of 0.97–1.64 GPa. This study demonstrated that by-product streams from the biodiesel industry and waste streams from confectionery industries could be used as the sole sources of nutrients for the production of bacterial cellulose with similar properties as those produced with commercial sources of nutrients.http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/7/14832Komagataeibacter sucrofermentansbacterial cellulosewaste streamsbiopolymer |
spellingShingle | Erminda Tsouko Constantina Kourmentza Dimitrios Ladakis Nikolaos Kopsahelis Ioanna Mandala Seraphim Papanikolaou Fotis Paloukis Vitor Alves Apostolis Koutinas Bacterial Cellulose Production from Industrial Waste and by-Product Streams International Journal of Molecular Sciences Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans bacterial cellulose waste streams biopolymer |
title | Bacterial Cellulose Production from Industrial Waste and by-Product Streams |
title_full | Bacterial Cellulose Production from Industrial Waste and by-Product Streams |
title_fullStr | Bacterial Cellulose Production from Industrial Waste and by-Product Streams |
title_full_unstemmed | Bacterial Cellulose Production from Industrial Waste and by-Product Streams |
title_short | Bacterial Cellulose Production from Industrial Waste and by-Product Streams |
title_sort | bacterial cellulose production from industrial waste and by product streams |
topic | Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans bacterial cellulose waste streams biopolymer |
url | http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/7/14832 |
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