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002 HEALTH AND LABORATORY MAGAZINE

THEY PRODUCED

BACTERIAL CELLULOSE
Hitit University
researchers BECAUSE OF INCREASED
produced
bacterial
cellulose from PAPER COSTS
microorganisms
as an alternative
solution to
increasing costs
on paper.

The faculty members of paper industry as in many moment of our lives. obtain from those. For the produce in a short time
Hitit University Molecular sectors recently, Assoc. Based on microorganisms, moment, there are good and the steps required to
Biology and Genetics Prof. Avcı drew attention we asked why we don’t bacteria we found. They process bacterial cellulose
Department produced to the intensity of the use produce cellulose from can produce significant are much shorter. This
bacterial cellulose from of cellulose in products or them and we started out to amount of cellulose. Our provides great advantages
microorganisms as an packaging in many sectors find the best quality”. goal is to increase the in reducing costs. Since the
alternative solution to such as food, agriculture, cellulose production of usage area is quite wide, it
increasing costs in paper animal husbandry and BACTERIAL CELLULOSE these microorganisms. is very important for us that
production within the cosmetics. Stating TECHNOLOGY DATES We use different carbon the manufacturers shift
scope of the studies for the that cellulose is very BACK TO THE 1950S sources to increase. We to this area. Nowadays,
production of domestic and common in industry and try to increase the amount when national and
national products and the pharmaceutical industry, Explaining that the idea of cellulose we produce domestic production is
development of patented Assoc. Prof. Avcı reminded of bacterial cellulose by making them complex emphasized in our country,
products. that cellulose is mostly production is not a new using different carbon our producers can take
used in paper industry. idea, and researchers sources. steps to put bacterial
Molecular Biology and started studies in this cellulose in the market.
Genetics Faculty Member, Explaining that the field in the 1950s, Avci WHAT ARE THE For this, they can put into
Assoc. Prof. Gülçin Alp Avcı searches for obtaining said: “The important thing ADVANTAGES OF practice the bacterial
and her team succeeded cellulose shifted in is to discover the most BACTERIAL CELLULOSE? cellulose in cooperation
in obtaining a highly different directions due productive microorganisms. with universities and
mechanically strong, to the increasing costs, Microorganisms can be Making a statement research centers. We
biodegradable cellulose Faculty Member Avcı said: found everywhere in nature. about why they used can use the cellulose we
from bacteria isolated from “Cellulose production has Especially cellulose- microorganisms in obtain from bacteria in two
fruit wastes. been carried out for many producing bacteria are cellulose production forms. First, we obtain it
years. Cellulose is one very valuable for us. Our and the differences statically. We can get it flat
CELLULOSE IS of the materials found country also provides an and advantages of this, like an A4 paper. We can
AN ECONOMICALLY mostly in wood or plants. advantage in this respect Avci said: “First, we can write on it, we can color it
CRITICAL PRODUCT! While wood yields 40 to 60 due to the fertile soil it has. produce cellulose from with food dyes. The other
percent efficiency in terms Especially the fruits that microorganisms in a is that we can produce it
Pointing out that cellulose of cellulose production, we name rotten or waste, shorter way. Bacterial mechanically, like cotton.
has a wide usage network, obtaining cellulose from or the molasses that we cellulose also has I think this raw material
Assoc. Prof. Gülçin Alp Avcı plants requires a very know as sugar beet waste, advantages, and also can also be used in the
said that cellulose has a energy-consuming, multi- are very beautiful living has a smooth fiber paper and pharmaceutical
very important place in step method and cost. We spaces for such bacteria. structure. Water holding industry. Depending on
the country’s economy. work with microorganisms. We are investigating capacity is quite high. It is the purpose of use, every
Pointing out that there has We know that there are the cellulose production mechanically strong and sector can benefit very well
been a price increase in the microorganisms in every of microorganisms we biodegradable. We can from this”.