BACTERIAL CELLULOSE PRODUCTION FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND ITS APPLICATIONS

The aerobic bacteria are used to produce cellulose which is a novel type of bacterial bio-synthetic substance. Bacterial cellulose has unique physicomechanical properties which are different from plant cellulose. Bacterial cellulose has many applications and advantages like low-cost efficiency and high-value production of cellulose. It is used in food industries, manufacturing biomedical substances, analytical instruments, and paper industries. The high content of cellulose and low lignin properties are present in sludge which is produced is the most in-expensive substrate obtained from the lignocellulosic biorefineries. This review aims to provide an overall objective, applications of bacterial cellulose in various applications, and to minimize the expenditure of the substrates which are essential for the growth of the micro-organisms in bacterial cellulose fermentation.