Browsing Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest by Author "Da Silva Pereira, Everton Henrique"

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    • Boosting bacterial nanocellullose production from chemically recycled post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate 

      Da Silva Pereira, Everton Henrique; Attallah, Olivia A.; Tas, Cuneyt Erdinc; Chee, Bor Shin; Freitas, Filomena; Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; McAuliffe, Michael A.P.; Mojicevic, Marija; Batista, Maria N.; Reis, Maria A.M.; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (Elsevier, 2024-04)
      The circular economy is emerging with new sustainable solutions to the ever-growing plastic waste challenge, garnering increasing attention. In this study, the possibility to modify expensive Hestrin–Schramm medium (HS) for ...

    • Screening of PHB and bacterial cellulose blends and its mechanical properties impact 

      Da Silva Pereira, Everton Henrique; Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Brennan-Fournet, Margaret; Mojicevic, Marija (Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)
      Biopolymers are polymers that are produced by or derived from living organisms, such as plants and microbes, rather than from petroleum, the traditional source of polymers. Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural biomaterial ...

    • Targeting bacterial nanocellullose properties through tailored downstream techniques 

      Da Silva Pereira, Everton Henrique; Mojicevic, Marija; Tas, Cunety Erdinc; Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Fournet, Margaret Brennan (MDPI, 2024-03-02)
      Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is a biodegradable polysaccharide with unique properties that make it an attractive material for various industrial applications. This study focuses on the strain Komagataeibacter medellinensis ...