Vol. 3, Issue 4, Part E (2017)

Abstract
Acetic acid is known to be ethanoic acid. When free of water molecule it is termed as glacial acetic acid. In this study, fruit peels are used to generate acetic acid using Acetobacter aceti. Banana, screened from different fruit peel produces maximum acetic acid with the media components of medium 3, best medium for acetic acid production. Banana hydrolysate with oats and coconut oil cake as carbon and nitrogen source respectively compiles a perfect media for the production of acetic acid. The produced acetic acid was confirmed with GC/MS analysis. The acetic acid produced showed effective antibacterial activity against Bacillus sps. with zone of inhibition of 21 mm with 20µg/ml concentration and showed effective antioxidant activity.