Recent developments in the production and applications of bacterial cellulose fibers and nanocrystals
| Autor: | Isabela Reiniati, Andrew N. Hrymak, Argyrios Margaritis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Materials science
Nanotechnology 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Lignin Nanomaterials chemistry.chemical_compound Polysaccharides Polymer chemistry Production (economics) Hemicellulose Cellulose Bacteria General Medicine 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 0104 chemical sciences chemistry Nanocrystal Bacterial cellulose Cellulosic ethanol Fermentation Nanoparticles 0210 nano-technology Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Critical reviews in biotechnology. 37(4) |
| ISSN: | 1549-7801 |
| Popis: | Cellulosic nanomaterials provide a novel and sustainable platform for the production of high performance materials enabled by nanotechnology. Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a highly crystalline material and contains pure cellulose without lignin and hemicellulose. BC offers an opportunity to provide control of the products' properties in-situ, via specific BC production methods and culture conditions. The BC potential in advanced material applications are hindered by a limited knowledge of optimal BC production conditions, efficient process scale-up, separation methods, and purification methods. There is a growing body of work on the production of bacterial cellulose nanocrystals (BCNs) from BC fibers. However, there is limited information regarding the effect of BC fibers' characteristics on the production of nanocrystals. This review describes developments in BC and BCNs production methods and factors affecting their yield and physical characteristics. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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