Production of microbial cellulose
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1. Pellicular microbial cellulose having a cellulose:
- water absorbed weight ratio ranging from about 1;
178 to about 1;
226.
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Abstract
A microbial cellulose with high water content and process for making the microbial cellulose utilizes a rotary disk or linear conveyor bioreactor containing a biological medium and a cellulose producing microorganism are provided.
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1. Pellicular microbial cellulose having a cellulose:
- water absorbed weight ratio ranging from about 1;
178 to about 1;
226. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- water absorbed weight ratio ranging from about 1;
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5. Highly hydrated microbial cellulose having a cellulose:
- water absorbed weight ratio ranging from about 1;
178 to about 1;
226, produced by(a) aerobically incubating a medium containing a cellulose producing microorganism in a rotating disk bioreactor. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
- water absorbed weight ratio ranging from about 1;
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11. Highly hydrated microbial cellulose having a cellulose:
- water absorbed weight ratio ranging from about 1;
178 to about 1;
226. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
- water absorbed weight ratio ranging from about 1;
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15. Pellicular microbial cellulose produced by aerobically incubating a medium containing a cellulose producing microorganism in a rotating disk bioreactor wherein said microbial cellulose gel film has a cellulose:
- water absorbed weight ratio ranging from about 1;
178 to about 1;
226, and is capable of being fully or partially dehydrated. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- water absorbed weight ratio ranging from about 1;
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17. A microbial cellulose gel film produced by
aerobically incubating a cellulose-producing microorganism on a linear conveyor reactor comprising a linear conveyor and one or more vessels containing growth medium, said linear conveyor passing through and exiting said growth medium contained in one or more vessels, wherein said microbial cellulose gel film has a cellulose: - water absorbed weight ratio ranging from about 1;
178 to about 1;
226, and is capable of being fully or partially dehydrated. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- water absorbed weight ratio ranging from about 1;
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