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Improved chitin production by pretreatment of shrimp shells

✍ Scribed by Kyaw Nyein Aye; Willem F Stevens

Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
82 KB
Volume
79
Category
Article
ISSN
0268-2575

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Pretreatment of shrimp shells was investigated in order to lower the costs and to improve the sustainability of chitin production. Physical pretreatment comprising drying, grinding and sieving is attractive for the recovery of 50% of shrimp protein as a dry powder. Pretreatment of shells by shearing in acidified water results in the removal of up to 60% of the protein and a reduction of their mineral content without a decrease in the chitin yield. Both pretreatment procedures will lead to cleaner technology for chitin production, to a considerably lower need for chemicals, to useful protein by‐products, and to less‐contaminated industrial effluent. Copyright Β© 2004 Society of Chemical Industry

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