Removal of heavy metal vanadium from aqueous solution by nanocellulose produced from Komagataeibacter europaeus employing pineapple waste as carbon source

[Display omitted] •Bacterial cellulose (BC) is produced by K. europaeus using pineapple waste.•Bioprocess for BC production was developed utilizing various pineapple waste.•The highest yield of BC, 5.04 g/L was obtained with pineapple core hydrolysate.•BC was successfully employed for vanadium adsor...

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Published in:Bioresource technology 2023-02, Vol.369, p.128411-128411, Article 128411
Main Authors: Tseng, Yi Sheng, Singhania, Reeta Rani, Cheng, Ann-Chang, Chen, Chiu-Wen, Dong, Cheng-Di, Patel, Anil Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ananas
Bacterial cellulose
Biorefinery
Carbon
Cellulose
Komagataeibacter
Metals, Heavy
Pineapple waste
Vanadium
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Bacterial cellulose (BC) is produced by K. europaeus using pineapple waste.•Bioprocess for BC production was developed utilizing various pineapple waste.•The highest yield of BC, 5.04 g/L was obtained with pineapple core hydrolysate.•BC was successfully employed for vanadium adsorption in aqueous medium. Environmental concerns have taken a center stage in our lives driving the society towards biorefinery. Bioprocess development to produce valuable products utilizing waste has its own significance in circular bioeconomy and environmental sustainability. In the present study, production of bacterial cellulose using pineapple waste as carbon source by Komagataeibacter europaeus was undertaken and it was applied for removal of vanadium, a heavy metal which is generated as waste by semiconductors industry in Taiwan. Highest yield of bacterial cellulose (BC) e.i. 5.04 g/L was obtained with pineapple core hydrolysate (HS-PC) replacing glucose in HS medium. The vanadium adsorption capacity by BC produced by HS medium was 5.24 mg/g BC at pH 4 and 2.85 mg/g BC was observed on PCH medium. BC was characterised via SEM, FTIR and XRD.
ISSN:0960-8524
1873-2976
DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128411