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Bacterial Nanocellulose for Papermaking and Packaging

Author: Pratima Bajpai

Bacterial Nanocellulose for Papermaking and Packaging

ISBN: 978-981-5322-17-0
eISBN: 978-981-5322-16-3 (Online)

Introduction

Bacterial Nanocellulose for Papermaking and Packaging explores the groundbreaking potential of bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) in the papermaking and packaging industries. It provides an in-depth overview of BNC's unique properties, biosynthesis, and scalable production methods, highlighting its role as a sustainable, high-performance biomaterial. Special emphasis is placed on its applications, such as enhancing paper durability, fire resistance, barrier properties, and creating specialized paper products.

Key Features:

  • - Comprehensive analysis of BNC’s production methods, from lab-scale to industrial scale.
  • - Insights into BNC’s transformative applications in papermaking, including as a reinforcing agent and coating material.
  • - Exploration of BNC’s potential in developing advanced packaging solutions.
  • - Discussion on challenges and future perspectives for sustainable and cost-effective BNC production.

Readership

This multidisciplinary resource is ideal for researchers, biotechnologists, material scientists, chemical engineers, and academics in biotechnology, applied chemistry, and environmental sciences.

Foreword

Dr. Pratima Bajpai is one of the most prestigious and renowned authors in the pulp and paper industry. She has a great ability to write extensively yet concisely, using her expertise and the most important bibliographical references. Her books are very well accepted by people interested in improving their knowledge. Several of her texts are related to the important utilization of biotechnology in fields, such as environmental and industrial processing technologies. The utilization of microorganisms as an aid to develop new products and improve traditional (or even new) production processes has deserved great attention at present days. In recent years, bacterial or microbial cellulose has played an important role in some specific areas in terms of product development, mainly those related to medicine. As an extension of this specific biotech area, bacterial nanocellulose is expected to have new and promising industrial potentials, mainly in the paper and packaging industries. In this regard, this book by Dr. Bajpai covers theoretical, practical, and product development approaches to bacterial nanocellulose. The topics being reviewed in the book are at the frontier of technological knowledge, and Dr. Bajpai has the vision to write about them and disclose them to future book readers. These technologies are natural and environment-friendly and may bring benefits to human society. For this reason, I am sure this book will become a kind of knowledge foundation on this topic to help further developments in the industry, paper businesses, and the environment.

Celso Foelkel
Consultant, Professor, Writer, and Researcher

Acknowledgment

I am grateful for the help of many people and companies/organizations for providing information. I am also thankful to various publishers who gave me permission to use their content. Deepest appreciation is extended to Elsevier, Springer, Hindawi, MDPI, IntechOpen, Frontiers, SpringerOpen, and other open-access journals and publications. I would also like to offer my sincere thanks to Ms Jana Jenson, Senior Publications Manager to include the material from Tappi Journal.