Exploring Simplified Methods for Insect Chitin Extraction and Application as a Potential Alternative Bioethanol Resource

Exploring Simplified Methods for Insect Chitin Extraction and Application as a Potential Alternative Bioethanol Resource

Chitin, the second most plentiful biopolymer in nature, is a major component of insect cuticle. In searching for alternative resources for fossil fuels, some fungal strains of <i>Mucor circinelloides</i> from an insect-source were found to produce bioethanol directly using insect chitin...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Kamal, Eslam Adly, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Amany Soliman Khaled, Magda Hassan Rady, Nevin Ahmed Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
chitin extraction
bioethanol
biomass conversion
biofuel
submerged fermentation
American cockroach
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/11/788

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