An understanding of bacterial cellulose and its potential impact on industrial applications
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Potential Values of Bacterial cellulose for industrial aPPlications
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DOI: 10.25269/jsel.v4i01.51
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Endang Sukara
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Abstract
Cellulose is the main biopolymer on earth and internationally plays an important role in global economic arena. Along with the current and the future advancement of science and technology, cellulose, particularly pure cellulose, has an ample of opportunity to be used as raw materials in modern food, health industry and many other industrial sectors including for the production of advance materials. Currently, the main source of cellulose is that of plant origin which naturally interconnected with lignin to forms materials called lignocellulose. Separation of cellulose from lignocellulose is a complicated process. Meanwhile, cellulose which is synthesized by diverse microbial species, especially bacteria, has many advantages. The purity of bacterial cellulose is very high, better crystalline property, high water absorbency, simple polymerization, stronger, and high bio-compatibility. In this review, recent application of bacterial cellulose in the development of food, health industries as well as advance materials will be discussed.
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