Cleaner Production option for the Sri Lankan desiccated coconut Industry - bacterial cellulose from wastewater

dc.contributor.author	Walliwala, SG
dc.contributor.author	Ismail, FM
dc.contributor.author	De Alwis, AAP
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-21T02:12:30Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-21T02:12:30Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/8112
dc.description.abstract	The Desiccated Coconut (DC) industry is an important source of export earnings in Sri Lanka. However lack of energy and environmental conservation techniques have made the industry less competitive. In this study, the coconut water that is considered as a waste product in the DC industry is used as a substrate for the production of Bacterial Cellulose (BC). BC has many industrial applications. Investigations were performed to identify process parameters that would affect the yield of BC.
dc.language	en
dc.title	Cleaner Production option for the Sri Lankan desiccated coconut Industry - bacterial cellulose from wastewater
dc.type	Conference-Abstract
dc.identifier.year	2008
dc.identifier.place	Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa
dc.identifier.pgnos	45-46
dc.identifier.proceeding	14th Annual Symposium on Research and Industry