Xanthan Gum Production from Chicken Feathers

Sreelekshmi Nair A

doi:10.34256/ijceae2516

Sreelekshmi Nair A Department of Food Technology, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineeering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu -640105, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34256/ijceae2516

Keywords: Chicken feather peptone, Polysaccharide, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthan gum

Abstract

Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris which is one of the Xanthomonas species. Xanthan gum plays a key role in the industrial and food sectors. It shows a wide range of applications in food, cosmetics, oil, and paper industries due to its characteristics as a thickening, suspending and emulsifying agent. Due to the increased demand, there is a need for cheap and easily accessible organic nitrogen sources for production. This study produces Xanthan gum from waste chicken feathers. Poultry feather disposal annually harms our environment. Chicken feathers are renewable, easily accessible waste and economical. The waste chicken feathers are converted to CFP (Chicken Feather Peptone) through a chemical process. In this study, we discussed CFP to be an advisable substrate for Xanthan gum production.

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