Upcycling Byproducts from Insect (Fly Larvae and Mealworm) Farming into Chitin Nanofibers and Films

Safety of dried yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor larva) as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283

(2021) et al.   EFSA Journal

The Food–Materials Nexus: Next Generation Bioplastics and Advanced Materials from Agri‐Food Residues

(2021) Caio G. Otoni et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High Internal Phase Oil-in-Water Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Chitin Nanofibrils: 3D Structuring and Solid Foam 

(2020) Ya Zhu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Cogrinding Wood Fibers and Tannins: Surfactant Effects on the Interactions and Properties of Functional Films for Sustainable Packaging Materials

(2020) André L. Missio et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Circular manufacturing of chitinous bio-composites via bioconversion of urban refuse

(2020) Naresh D. Sanandiya et al.   Scientific Reports

Potential use of mealworm frass as a fertilizer: Impact on crop growth and soil properties

(2020) David Houben et al.   Scientific Reports

Seafood Waste as Attractive Source of Chitin and Chitosan Production and Their Applications

(2020) Vanessa P. Santos et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Current state of chitin purification and chitosan production from insects

(2020) Thomas Hahn et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Conductive hybrid filaments of carbon nanotubes, chitin nanocrystals and cellulose nanofibers formed by interfacial nanoparticle complexation

(2020) Kaitao Zhang et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Life Cycle Assessment of Chemical vs Enzymatic-Assisted Extraction of Proteins from Black Soldier Fly Prepupae for the Preparation of Biomaterials for Potential Agricultural Use

(2020) Roberto Rosa et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Chitin and its derivatives: Structural properties and biomedical applications

(2020) Syed Ishraque Ahmad et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Isolation and physicochemical properties of chitin polymer from insect farm side stream as a new source of renewable biopolymer

(2020) Cecile Brigode et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Development of food-grade Pickering emulsions stabilized by a mixture of cellulose nanofibrils and nanochitin

(2020) Shanshan Lv et al.   FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS

Chitin Nanopaper from Mushroom Extract: Natural Composite of Nanofibers and Glucan from a Single Biobased Source

(2019) Wan Mohd Fazli Wan Nawawi et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Self-Assembled Networks of Short and Long Chitin Nanoparticles for Oil/Water Interfacial Superstabilization

(2019) Long Bai et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Crab-on-a-Tree: All Biorenewable, Optical and Radio Frequency Transparent Barrier Nanocoating for Food Packaging

(2019) Taehyung Kim et al.   ACS Nano

Bioconversion performance and life table of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) on fermented maize straw

(2019) Zhenghui Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Straightforward extraction and selective bioconversion of high purity chitin from Bombyx eri larva: Toward an integrated insect biorefinery

(2019) Gael Huet et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Chitosan production with larval exoskeletons derived from the insect protein production

(2019) Thomas Hahn et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Nanochitins of Varying Aspect Ratio and Properties of Microfibers Produced by Interfacial Complexation with Seaweed Alginate

(2019) Rafael Grande et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Anomalous-Diffusion-Assisted Brightness in White Cellulose Nanofibril Membranes

(2018) Matti S. Toivonen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Emerging Chitosan-Based Films for Food Packaging Applications

(2018) Hongxia Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

New methods for high-accuracy insect chitin measurement

(2018) Thomas Hahn et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Extraction of chitin and chitosan from larval exuvium and whole body of edible mealworm, Tenebrio molitor

(2018) Yong-Su Song et al.   ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Nanocellulose: Recent advances and its prospects in environmental remediation

(2018) Katrina Pui Yee Shak et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Including GHG emissions from mangrove forests LULUC in LCA: a case study on shrimp farming in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

(2017) Natasha Järviö et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Life cycle assessment of chitosan production in India and Europe

(2017) Ivan Muñoz et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Measuring the Purity of Chitin with a Clean, Quantitative Solid-State NMR Method

(2017) Catherine King et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

The first report of the physicochemical structure of chitin isolated from Hermetia illucens

(2016) Adam Waśko et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Isolation and characterization of chitosan from different local insects in Egypt

(2016) Narguess H. Marei et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Nutritional composition of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens ) prepupae reared on different organic waste substrates

(2016) Thomas Spranghers et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Pulping of Crustacean Waste Using Ionic Liquids: To Extract or Not To Extract

(2016) J. L. Shamshina et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Nanostructured Cellulose II Gel Consisting of Spherical Particles

(2016) Marco Beaumont et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Water-Resistant, Transparent Hybrid Nanopaper by Physical Cross-Linking with Chitosan

(2015) Matti S. Toivonen et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Are edible insects more or less ‘healthy’ than commonly consumed meats? A comparison using two nutrient profiling models developed to combat over- and undernutrition

(2015) C L R Payne et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Different routes to turn chitin into stunning nano-objects

(2015) Asier M. Salaberria et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Flexible and transparent chitin/acrylic nanocomposite films with high mechanical strength

(2015) Subir Kumar Biswas et al.   FIBERS AND POLYMERS

Chitin and Chitosan Preparation from Marine Sources. Structure, Properties and Applications

(2015) Islem Younes et al.   Marine Drugs

Sustainability: Don't waste seafood waste

(2015) Ning Yan et al.   NATURE

Thiol-functionalized chitin nanofibers for As (III) adsorption

(2015) Rui Yang et al.   POLYMER

Preparation of a protein–chitin nanofiber complex from crab shells and its application as a reinforcement filler or substrate for biomineralization

(2015) Shinsuke Ifuku et al.   RSC Advances

Insect meal as renewable source of food for animal feeding: a review

(2014) María-José Sánchez-Muros et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Comparison of physicochemical properties of chitins isolated from an insect (Melolontha melolontha) and a crustacean species (Oniscus asellus)

(2014) Murat Kaya et al.   ZOOMORPHOLOGY

Thermally enhanced high performance cellulose nano fibril barrier membranes

(2014) Sudhir Sharma et al.   RSC Advances

Fabrication and characterisation of α-chitin nanofibers and highly transparent chitin films by pulsed ultrasonication

(2013) Yun Lu et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Idealized powder diffraction patterns for cellulose polymorphs

(2013) Alfred D. French   CELLULOSE

Environmental Impact of the Production of Mealworms as a Protein Source for Humans – A Life Cycle Assessment

(2012) Dennis G. A. B. Oonincx et al.   PLoS One

Life Cycle Assessment of Chinese Shrimp Farming Systems Targeted for Export and Domestic Sales

(2011) Ling Cao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Comparative characterization of aqueous dispersions and cast films of different chitin nanowhiskers/nanofibers

(2011) Yimin Fan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Preparation of Chitin Nanofibers from Mushrooms

(2011) Shinsuke Ifuku et al.   Materials

Acetylation of Chitin Nanofibers and their Transparent Nanocomposite Films

(2010) Shinsuke Ifuku et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

An Exploration on Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia Production by Insect Species Suitable for Animal or Human Consumption

(2010) Dennis G. A. B. Oonincx et al.   PLoS One

Preparation of Chitin Nanofibers with a Uniform Width as α-Chitin from Crab Shells

(2009) Shinsuke Ifuku et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Preparation of Chitin Nanofibers from Squid Pen β-Chitin by Simple Mechanical Treatment under Acid Conditions

(2008) Yimin Fan et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES