Characteristics of chitin extracted from different growth phases of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, fed with different organic wastes
- Title
- Characteristics of chitin extracted from different growth phases of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, fed with different organic wastes
- Creator
- Rampure S.M.; Velayudhannair K.; Marimuthu N.
- Description
- 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 substrates after removal of fat, protein and minerals. Chitin yield was high in prepupae fed with vegetable waste (11.78 0.13%) followed by fruit waste (6.82 0.36%). The extracted chitin was compared with a commercial chitin from shrimp by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. The results revealed that both chitins from commercial shrimp source and the H. illucens had similar chemical structures and physicochemical properties indicating the H. illucens chitin samples to be of ?- chitin orientation type. With regards to the H. illucens samples, small physiochemical changes were noticed. Furthermore, the polymers derived from BSF are equivalent to commercial polymers in terms of purity and structural morphology, indicating their utility for industrial and medical applications. Thus, H. illucens prepupae is a promising alternative source of chitin. 2023, African Association of Insect Scientists.
- Source
- International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, Vol-43, No. 3, pp. 979-987.
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- Institute for Ionics
- Subject
- Chitin; Insect; Waste management; Wound healing
- Coverage
- Rampure S.M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Dharmaram Post, Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Velayudhannair K., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Dharmaram Post, Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Marimuthu N., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 17427584
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Rampure S.M.; Velayudhannair K.; Marimuthu N., “Characteristics of chitin extracted from different growth phases of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, fed with different organic wastes,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 27, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14192.