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Modification of bacterial cellulose to scaffold-like structures applied in process engineering

Kaźmierczak M., Olejnik T. P., Ogrodowczyk D., Kołodziejczyk M.

Biotechnology and Food Science

2016

Vol. 80, nr 2

91--96

Scaffolds are three-dimensional structures which provides necessary support for different cells’ vital functions. Although they are widely produced from different materials, most of them are not biodegradable. Bacterial bionanocellulose (BNC) has this property and additionally, has similar features to natural, extracellular matrixes. Unfortunately, natural channels which are in BNC’s structure have not sufficient diameter to colonize them with, for example, mammalian cells. Some experiments for pores enlargement in cellulose structure have been conducted. Multiple frosting and defrosting of properly prepared BNC’s samples has produced some positive results. Application the mixture of sterile vegetable oil and ethanol at the cultured layers of bionanocellulose gave expected results – diameter of the channels and chambers is enough to colonize them with viable cells. The results of described experiments give hope that bacterial bionanocellulose, because of its transformation’s simplicity, could be an alternative material for bioplastics productions.

Economic analysis for biogas plant working at sugar factory

Ogrodowczyk D., Olejnik T. P., Kaźmierczak M., Brzeziński S., Baryga A.

Biotechnology and Food Science

2016

Vol. 80, nr 2

129--136

Biogas is produced by the biological processes of anaerobic methane fermentation. It is a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide and trace amounts of other gases. By-products of the sugar industry are an efficient source of agricultural biogas. Sugar beet pulp and waste mass plant is characterized by a high content of dry matter and organic dry. The purpose of this article was to develop the economic analysis for biogas plant working at sugar factory and to show the energy balances and material and then calculated the main economic indicators such as Cash Flow (CF), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Discounted Payback Period (DPP). It was found that the biogas plant operating at a sugar factory can be a profitable investment and DPP amounted to 8 years. However, these results are estimates and in reality they may changed.