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] Chitosan and chitosan derivatives: Recent advancements in production and applications in environmental remediation

I Issahaku, IK Tetteh, AY Tetteh - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
This review, which presents recent advancements in production and applications in
environmental remediation of chitosan and chitosan derivatives, covers relevant literature in …

[HTML][HTML] Innovation from waste with biomass-derived chitin and chitosan as green and sustainable polymer: A review

J Chakravarty, TA Edwards - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
The need for developing renewable materials to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels as a
feedstock for a wide variety of uses is becoming increasingly widely acknowledged in …

Chitosan/gelatin-based multifunctional films integrated with sulfur-functionalized chitin for active packaging applications

A Khan, Z Riahi, JT Kim, JW Rhim - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
Sulfur-functionalized chitin composite (S-chitin) was prepared through sulfur-amine complex
formation using ethylenediamine. The S-chitin exhibited excellent antioxidant, antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] The Use of Chitin from the Molts of Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) for the Removal of Anionic and Cationic Dyes from Aqueous Solutions

T Jóźwiak, U Filipkowska, T Bakuła… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The possibility of using chitin from the molts of an insect–ealworm (Tenebrio molitor) to
remove anionic (RB5, RY84) and cationic dyes (BV10, BR46) from aqueous solutions was …

[HTML][HTML] Identification and characterization of chitinase producing marine microorganism: Unleashing the potential of chitooligosaccharides for bioethanol synthesis

PV Atheena, KM Rajesh, K Raval, S Selvaraj… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The dwindling supply of the petroleum product and its carbon footprint has initiated search
for a sustainable fuel and alternate feed-stocks. One such underexplored feedstock is chitin …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of Antioxidant and Antibacterial Chitosan Film from Periplaneta americana

S Chen, X Wei, Z Sui, M Guo, J Geng, J Xiao, D Huang - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) is a kind of insect
distributed worldwide. Commonly, it is considered as a pest. However, nowadays, it has …

[HTML][HTML] Bioethanol: A New Synergy between Marine Chitinases from Bacillus haynesii and Ethanol Production by Mucor circinelloides

V Govindaraj, AK Subramani, R Gopalakrishnan… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
The fourth generation of bioethanol production is on a lookout for non-lignocellulosic
biomass waste. One such candidate is chitin, the second most abundant biopolymer on …

[HTML][HTML] Update on Chitin and Chitosan from Insects: Sources, Production, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications

Z Mei, P Kuzhir, G Godeau - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Insects, renowned for their abundant and renewable biomass, stand at the forefront of
biomimicry-inspired research and offer promising alternatives for chitin and chitosan …

Characteristics of chitin extracted from different growth phases of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, fed with different organic wastes

SM Rampure, K Velayudhannair… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Insect chitin was isolated from different life stages of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens,
such as instar stages, prepupae and pupae, reared separately on fruit and vegetable waste …