Extraction of the polymer chitosan from insects
Abstract
Within the framework of this project, insect components are examined with regard to their chitin and chitosan content. The skins consist mainly of chitin, which is currently separated with the contained wheat bran (food for mealworms) after production and offered as fertiliser in agriculture. While on the one hand an agricultural application of this product is to be assessed as positive in terms of the circular louse economy, this waste product of mealworm breeding could represent a possibility to obtain chitosan from it.
keywords Insects Chitin Chitosan
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Project staff
Wolfgang Gabauer
Mag. Wolfgang Gabauer
wolfgang.gabauer@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-97424
Project Leader
01.03.2023 - 29.02.2024
Lisa Milanollo
Lisa Milanollo
milanollo.lisa@students.boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.03.2023 - 29.02.2024