African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Bacterial Cellulose Production from Beet Molasses

Sherif M. A. S. Keshk1*, Taha M. A. Razek1 and Kazuhiko Sameshima2
1Basic Environmental Sciences Department, Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams University, Abbassia 11566, Cairo, Egypt. 2Kochi University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Forest Science, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 17 July 2006
  •  Published: 04 September 2006

Abstract

Bacterial friendly cellulose is produced from beet molasses usingGluconacetobacter xylinus ATCC 10245. The yield of the bacterial cellulose(BC) produced from beet molasses was higher than that using glucose as a sole carbon source. The structure of BC produced in presence of beet molasses was studied using IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry. IR spectra show the relative absorbance of C-O-C ether linkage (at 1120 cm-1) in BC using glucose has a relatively lower value than that from molasses. This indicates that BC producedfrom glucose has a relatively higher degree of polymerization. From X-ray pattern, no remarkable differences in crystallinity index of cellulose between the two media were recorded.     

 

Key words: Bacterial cellulose products, beet molasses, Gluconacetobacter xylinus, IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry.

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