Biobased Materials from Microbial Biomass and Its Derivatives
There is a strong public concern about plastic waste, which promotes the development of new biobased materials. The benefit of using microbial biomass for new developments is that it is a completely renewable source of polymers, which is not limited to climate conditions or may cause deforestation,...
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doaj-3dc05af787b1443eb4aceaf3d5bc616b2020-11-25T02:57:38ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442020-03-01136126310.3390/ma13061263ma13061263Biobased Materials from Microbial Biomass and Its DerivativesCeleste Cottet0Yuly A. Ramirez-Tapias1Juan F. Delgado2Orlando de la Osa3Andrés G. Salvay4Mercedes A. Peltzer5Materials Development and Evaluation Laboratory (LOMCEM), Department of Science and Technology, National University of Quilmes, B1876BXD Bernal, ArgentinaMaterials Development and Evaluation Laboratory (LOMCEM), Department of Science and Technology, National University of Quilmes, B1876BXD Bernal, ArgentinaMaterials Development and Evaluation Laboratory (LOMCEM), Department of Science and Technology, National University of Quilmes, B1876BXD Bernal, ArgentinaMaterials Development and Evaluation Laboratory (LOMCEM), Department of Science and Technology, National University of Quilmes, B1876BXD Bernal, ArgentinaMaterials Development and Evaluation Laboratory (LOMCEM), Department of Science and Technology, National University of Quilmes, B1876BXD Bernal, ArgentinaMaterials Development and Evaluation Laboratory (LOMCEM), Department of Science and Technology, National University of Quilmes, B1876BXD Bernal, ArgentinaThere is a strong public concern about plastic waste, which promotes the development of new biobased materials. The benefit of using microbial biomass for new developments is that it is a completely renewable source of polymers, which is not limited to climate conditions or may cause deforestation, as biopolymers come from vegetal biomass. The present review is focused on the use of microbial biomass and its derivatives as sources of biopolymers to form new materials. Yeast and fungal biomass are low-cost and abundant sources of biopolymers with high promising properties for the development of biodegradable materials, while milk and water kefir grains, composed by kefiran and dextran, respectively, produce films with very good optical and mechanical properties. The reasons for considering microbial cellulose as an attractive biobased material are the conformational structure and enhanced properties compared to plant cellulose. Kombucha tea, a probiotic fermented sparkling beverage, produces a floating membrane that has been identified as bacterial cellulose as a side stream during this fermentation. The results shown in this review demonstrated the good performance of microbial biomass to form new materials, with enhanced functional properties for different applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/6/1263biobased materialsbiopolymer resourcesmicrobial biomassyeast biomassfungal biomasswater kefir grainsmilk kefir grainsbacterial cellulosekombucha |
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Celeste Cottet Yuly A. Ramirez-Tapias Juan F. Delgado Orlando de la Osa Andrés G. Salvay Mercedes A. Peltzer Biobased Materials from Microbial Biomass and Its Derivatives Materials biobased materials biopolymer resources microbial biomass yeast biomass fungal biomass water kefir grains milk kefir grains bacterial cellulose kombucha |
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Biobased Materials from Microbial Biomass and Its Derivatives |
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Biobased Materials from Microbial Biomass and Its Derivatives |
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Biobased Materials from Microbial Biomass and Its Derivatives |
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Biobased Materials from Microbial Biomass and Its Derivatives |
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Biobased Materials from Microbial Biomass and Its Derivatives |
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biobased materials from microbial biomass and its derivatives |
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There is a strong public concern about plastic waste, which promotes the development of new biobased materials. The benefit of using microbial biomass for new developments is that it is a completely renewable source of polymers, which is not limited to climate conditions or may cause deforestation, as biopolymers come from vegetal biomass. The present review is focused on the use of microbial biomass and its derivatives as sources of biopolymers to form new materials. Yeast and fungal biomass are low-cost and abundant sources of biopolymers with high promising properties for the development of biodegradable materials, while milk and water kefir grains, composed by kefiran and dextran, respectively, produce films with very good optical and mechanical properties. The reasons for considering microbial cellulose as an attractive biobased material are the conformational structure and enhanced properties compared to plant cellulose. Kombucha tea, a probiotic fermented sparkling beverage, produces a floating membrane that has been identified as bacterial cellulose as a side stream during this fermentation. The results shown in this review demonstrated the good performance of microbial biomass to form new materials, with enhanced functional properties for different applications. |
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biobased materials biopolymer resources microbial biomass yeast biomass fungal biomass water kefir grains milk kefir grains bacterial cellulose kombucha |
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