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The highest bacterial cellulose concentration was achieved when crude glycerol (3.2 g\/L) and commercial sucrose (4.9 g\/L) were used. The combination of crude glycerol and sunflower meal hydrolysates as the sole fermentation media resulted in bacterial cellulose production of 13.3 g\/L. Similar results  (13 g\/L) were obtained when flour-rich hydrolysates produced from confectionery industry waste streams were used. The properties of bacterial celluloses developed when different fermentation media were used showed water holding capacities of 102\u2013138 g\u00b7water\/g\u00b7dry bacterial cellulose, viscosities of 4.7\u20139.3 dL\/g, degree of polymerization of 1889.1\u20132672.8, stress at break of 72.3\u2013139.5 MPa and Young\u2019s modulus of 0.97\u20131.64 GPa. 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