Use of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae meal in aquafeeds for a sustainable aquaculture industry: A review of past and future needs

K Mohan, DK Rajan, T Muralisankar, AR Ganesan… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Aquaculture industry is one of the world's fastest and largest growing food producing sector.
Most importantly, the usage of fish meal in aquaculture has been replaced with alternate …

The food–materials nexus: Next generation bioplastics and advanced materials from agri‐food residues

CG Otoni, HMC Azeredo, BD Mattos… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The most recent strategies available for upcycling agri‐food losses and waste (FLW) into
functional bioplastics and advanced materials are reviewed and the valorization of food …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of chitin and chitosan derived from Hermetia illucens, a further step in a circular economy process

M Triunfo, E Tafi, A Guarnieri, R Salvia, C Scieuzo… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Due to their properties and applications, the growing demand for chitin and chitosan has
stimulated the market to find more sustainable alternatives to the current commercial source …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the utilization of insects as an ingredient in aquafeeds: A review

S Maulu, S Langi, OJ Hasimuna, D Missinhoun… - Animal Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
The aquafeed industry continues to expand in response to the rapidly growing aquaculture
sector. However, the identification of alternative protein sources in aquatic animal diets to …

Insect rearing on biowaste represents a competitive advantage for fish farming

J Maroušek, O Strunecký… - Reviews in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Feeding cost is among the main drivers in the price competitiveness of intensively‐fed‐
aquaculture (IFA) products. As soaring energy prices increase the costs of technologies …

Insect biorefinery: A circular economy concept for biowaste conversion to value-added products

PE Kee, YS Cheng, JS Chang, HS Yim, JCY Tan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
With rapid growing world population and increasing demand for natural resources, the
production of sufficient food, feed for protein and fat sources and sustainable energy …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional value of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae processed by different methods

NFNM Zulkifli, AY Seok-Kian, LL Seng, S Mustafa… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Nutritional value of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae (BSFL) processed by three
different methods of treatment was compared. The resulting products were the spray-dried …

[HTML][HTML] Physico-chemical and colloidal properties of protein extracted from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae

LS Queiroz, M Regnard, F Jessen… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The black soldier fly larvae (BSFL), Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus), has been largely utilized
for animal feed. Due to its interesting composition, BSFL has great potential to be further …

[HTML][HTML] Insect chitin-based nanomaterials for innovative cosmetics and cosmeceuticals

M Triunfo, E Tafi, A Guarnieri, C Scieuzo, T Hahn… - Cosmetics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitin and its derivatives are attracting great interest in cosmetic and cosmeceutical fields,
thanks to their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, as well as their biocompatibility and …

Sustainable CO2 capture via adsorption by chitosan-based functional biomaterial: A review on recent advances, challenges, and future directions

SY Foong, YH Chan, CL Yiin, SSM Lock… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitin is a naturally occurring biopolymer, while chitosan is a deacetylated derivative of
chitin. The unique properties of chitin/chitosan, such as nitrogen-rich, biodegradability, non …