Bioconversion of Agro-industrial Wastes into Xanthan Gum

Green coconut shell, passion fruit peel, straw and corn cobs, agro-industrial wastes, were evaluated as alternative substrates for xanthan gum production, which is one of the most important commercial biopolymers obtained by fermentation, widely used in the food industry and with applications in the...

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Main Authors: F.P. Santos, A.M. Oliveira Junior, T. Nunes Pacheco, C.E. De Farias Silva, A.K. Abud De Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2016-05-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/3077