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Pineapple agroindustrial residues for the production of high value bacterial cellulose with different morphologies
Author(s) -
Algar Itxaso,
Fernandes Susana C. M.,
Mondragon Gurutz,
Castro Cristina,
GarciaAstrain Clara,
Gabilondo Nagore,
Retegi Aloña,
Eceiza Arantxa
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.41237
Subject(s) - bacterial cellulose , cellulose , fermentation , sugar , cane , yield (engineering) , food science , chemistry , bagasse , pulp and paper industry , materials science , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering
Bacterial cellulose (BC) with different morphologies was biosynthesized by Gluconacetobacter medellinensis strain under static and dynamic culture conditions using sugar cane juice and pineapple residues as sources of carbon and other nutrients. Hestrin and Schramm's standard culture medium was used as reference. The fermentation condition and resulting yield, physico‐chemical properties, and morphology relationships of obtained cellulose were analyzed. Pineapple agroindustrial residues can be envisaged as an inexpensive and sustainable alternative resource for the production of different BC morphologies. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132 , 41237.