Use of green coconut shells as an alternative substrate for the production of xanthan gum on different scales of fermentation
Xanthan, a biopolymer with extensive industrial applications, is commercially produced by fermenting glucose or sucrose using the bacteria Xanthomonas. Green coconut shells, rich in nutrients, could be an alternative substrate to obtain xanthan. This study aimed to evaluate the production and rheolo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Polímeros
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Polímeros |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282013000500006&lng=en&tlng=en |