Polímeros: Ciência e Tecnologia
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Polímeros: Ciência e Tecnologia
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Production and reuse of kombucha waste for cellulose production from different plantsa

Pâmela Barcelar Ferreira Gomes da Silva de Luna; Karina Carvalho de Souza; Rhodivam Lucas Mendes Feitosa; Daniella Stepheny Carvalho Andrade; Dayanna Kelly Marques de Oliveira; Fernanda Sobreira Silva; Alexciana Pereira de Melo; Glória Maria Vinhas

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Abstract

In this work, kombucha residue (bacterial cellulose) was obtained after fermentation of six herbal infusions. Culture medium was prepared with 5g/L of plants infusion and sweetened with 50g/L of sucrose. Higher film production was 32,33 g.L-1 after 21 days from culture medium formed by 50% of green tea and 50% of Pereskia aculeate. All pellicles showed antimicrobial activity against S.aureus and SEM of pellicles showed a heterogeneous and dense surface. XDR analysis evidenced cellulose type I properties in pellicles and degree of crystallinity decreased in the pellicles obtained from culture medium with 100% herbal infusions. Thermal properties revealed better thermal stability than kombucha pellicle standard. This research is innovative because it used plants from northeast of Brazil for production of an alternative, low cost and biodegradable material to replace traditional plastics using residues and active agents in addition to reducing pollution.

 

 

Keywords

bacterial cellulose, kombucha, herbal infusions

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