Nano-tubular Cellulose for Bioprocess Technology Development

Overview

Journal PLoS One

Specialties General Medicine
Science

Date 2012 Apr 13

PMID 22496794

Citations 8

Authors

Athanasios A Koutinas

Vasilios Sypsas

Panagiotis Kandylis

Andreas Michelis

Argyro Bekatorou

Yiannis Kourkoutas

Christos Kordulis

Alexis Lycourghiotis

Ibrahim M Banat

Poonam Nigam

Roger Marchant

Myrsini Giannouli

Panagiotis Yianoulis

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

Delignified cellulosic material has shown a significant promotional effect on the alcoholic fermentation as yeast immobilization support. However, its potential for further biotechnological development is unexploited. This study reports the characterization of this tubular/porous cellulosic material, which was done by SEM, porosimetry and X-ray powder diffractometry. The results showed that the structure of nano-tubular cellulose (NC) justifies its suitability for use in "cold pasteurization" processes and its promoting activity in bioprocessing (fermentation). The last was explained by a glucose pump theory. Also, it was demonstrated that crystallization of viscous invert sugar solutions during freeze drying could not be otherwise achieved unless NC was present. This effect as well as the feasibility of extremely low temperature fermentation are due to reduction of the activation energy, and have facilitated the development of technologies such as wine fermentations at home scale (in a domestic refrigerator). Moreover, NC may lead to new perspectives in research such as the development of new composites, templates for cylindrical nano-particles, etc.

Citing Articles

Analysis of the Performance of a Gel Actuator Made of Plasticized Polyvinyl Chloride/Carboxylated Cellulose Nanocrystals.

Irfan M, Ali I, Ali A, Ahmed M, Soomro T, Yang W ACS Omega. 2023; 8(20):17976-17982.

PMID: 37251157 PMC: 10210034. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01172.

Vinegar Production from Corinthian Currants Finishing Side-Stream: Development and Comparison of Methods Based on Immobilized Acetic Acid Bacteria.

Plioni I, Bekatorou A, Terpou A, Mallouchos A, Plessas S, Koutinas A Foods. 2021; 10(12).

PMID: 34945684 PMC: 8700812. DOI: 10.3390/foods10123133.

Tubular Cellulose from Orange Juice By-Products as Carrier of Chemical Preservatives; Delivery Kinetics and Microbial Stability of Orange Juice.

Panitsa A, Petsi T, Kandylis P, Kanellaki M, Koutinas A Foods. 2021; 10(8).

PMID: 34441659 PMC: 8394961. DOI: 10.3390/foods10081882.

Entrapped Psychrotolerant Yeast Cells within Pine Sawdust for Low Temperature Wine Making: .

Terpou A, Ganatsios V, Kanellaki M, Koutinas A Microorganisms. 2020; 8(5).

PMID: 32443782 PMC: 7285313. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8050764.

Bacterial Cellulose Production Using the Corinthian Currant Finishing Side-Stream and Cheese Whey: Process Optimization and Textural Characterization.

Bekatorou A, Plioni I, Sparou K, Maroutsiou R, Tsafrakidou P, Petsi T Foods. 2019; 8(6).

PMID: 31167497 PMC: 6617255. DOI: 10.3390/foods8060193.

References

Mihranyan A, Llagostera A, Karmhag R, Stromme M, Ek R . Moisture sorption by cellulose powders of varying crystallinity. Int J Pharm. 2004; 269(2):433-42. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2003.09.030. View

Resasco D . Nanotubes: Giving catalysis the edge. Nat Nanotechnol. 2008; 3(12):708-9. DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.357. View

Scrosati B . Nanomaterials: Paper powers battery breakthrough. Nat Nanotechnol. 2008; 2(10):598-9. DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2007.318. View

Beecher J . Organic materials: wood, trees and nanotechnology. Nat Nanotechnol. 2008; 2(8):466-7. DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2007.239. View

Girard B, Fukumoto L . Membrane processing of fruit juices and beverages: a review. Crit Rev Biotechnol. 2000; 20(2):109-75. DOI: 10.1080/07388550008984168. View

Navarro Yerga R, Galvan M, del Valle F, Villoria de la Mano J, Fierro J . Water splitting on semiconductor catalysts under visible-light irradiation. ChemSusChem. 2009; 2(6):471-85. DOI: 10.1002/cssc.200900018. View

Kandylis P, Goula A, Koutinas A . Corn starch gel for yeast cell entrapment. A view for catalysis of wine fermentation. J Agric Food Chem. 2008; 56(24):12037-45. DOI: 10.1021/jf802476w. View

Kandylis P, Koutinas A . Extremely low temperature fermentations of grape must by potato-supported yeast, strain AXAZ-1. A contribution is performed for catalysis of alcoholic fermentation. J Agric Food Chem. 2008; 56(9):3317-27. DOI: 10.1021/jf073273n. View

Arinstein A, Burman M, Gendelman O, Zussman E . Effect of supramolecular structure on polymer nanofibre elasticity. Nat Nanotechnol. 2008; 2(1):59-62. DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2006.172. View

10.

Franken J, Kroppenstedt S, Swiegers J, Bauer F . Carnitine and carnitine acetyltransferases in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: a role for carnitine in stress protection. Curr Genet. 2008; 53(6):347-60. DOI: 10.1007/s00294-008-0191-0. View

11.

Zhang Y, Lynd L . Toward an aggregated understanding of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose: noncomplexed cellulase systems. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2004; 88(7):797-824. DOI: 10.1002/bit.20282. View