Optimization of Citrus Pulp Waste-Based Medium for Improved Bacterial Nanocellulose Production.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial nanocellulose (BC) has attracted significant attention across a wide array of applications due to its distinctive characteristics. Recently, there has been increasing interest in leveraging waste biomass to improve sustainability in BC biogenesis processes. This study focuses on optimizing the citrus pulp waste (CPW) medium to enhance BC production using Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans. The screening of initial medium pH, yeast extract, CPW sugar and inoculum concentrations was conducted using the Plackett-Burman design, with BC yield (mgDW/gCPW) as the model response. The significant parameters, i.e., CPW sugars and yeast extract concentrations, were optimized using response surface methodology, employing a five-level, two-factor central composite design. The optimized C

SUBMITTER: Minardi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11510694 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature