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Table 2 Properties of BC produced in different media with a four-fold dilution of hydrolysate and after 14 days of fermentation

From: Production of bacterial cellulose and enzyme from waste fiber sludge

Property/Culture medium

SAFS hydrolysate

SIFS hydrolysate

Reference medium

Volumetric yield of BC (g/L)

6.23 ± 0.14

4.65 ± 0.15

4.90 ± 0.58

Water-holding capacity of BC (%)

99.5 ± 1.0

99.4 ± 2.0

99.5 ± 0.1

Thickness of BC strips (mm)

2.83 ± 0.20

2.59 ± 0.20

3.11 ± 0.22

Tensile force (N) (wet sheet)

0.48 ± 0.09

0.41 ± 0.08

0.39 ± 0.05

Tensile strength (MPa) (wet sheet)

0.042 ± 0.012

0.040 ± 0.020

0.031 ± 0.011

Degree of crystallinity (%)[a]

60.6

66.3

78.0

  1. [a] Calculations were based on the empirical method found in [26].