Simple Summary With the increasing global population, the shortage of protein feed
resources is becoming more and more serious, and human beings urgently need to find new …

Background Insects are a living resource used for human nutrition, medicine, and industry.
Several potential sources of proteins, peptides, and biopolymers, such as silk, chitin, and …

Chitin was first discovered by its name from the Greek word “chiton”, which means “mail
coat”. It is indeed a polysaccharide made up of naturally occurring acetyl-D-glucosamine …

During the last five years the scientific knowledge on insects as food and feed has been
growing exponentially. At the same time, the industrial sector is increasingly engaged in …

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 …

In Africa, livestock production currently accounts for about 30% of the gross value of
agricultural production. However, production is struggling to keep up with the demands of …

Chitin was collected and extracted along different lifecycle stages of the Black Soldier Fly
(BSF)(larvae, prepupae, pupae, flies, shedding & cocoons). The chitin content in the …

Insects could be a potential replacement of protein-rich ingredients in poultry diets. Among
these insects, black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, has a high content of protein and fat …

The attention to polymer-based biomaterials, for instance, chitosan and its derivatives, as
well as the techniques for using them in numerous scientific domains, is continuously rising …

Solid waste management and its stabilization are a sophisticated task and the most
challenging one as it requires improved collection and treatment strategies. From the past …