Chitin production by Lactobacillus fermentation of shrimp biowaste in a drum reactor and its chemical conversion to chitosan

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1080-1087

  Rao, Mukku Shrinivas ^a   Stevens, Willem F ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitosan; Drum reactor; Fermentation; Shrimp heads; Shrimp shells

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPOSITION; FERMENTATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUTRITION; SOLID WASTES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL CONVERSION; CHITIN PRODUCTION; CHITOSAN; DEMINERALISATION; DEPROTEINATION; DRUM REACTOR; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; SHRIMP HEADS; SHRIMP SHELLS;

CHITIN;

CHITIN; CHITOSAN; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; PROTEIN;

FERMENTATION;

ARTICLE; ASH; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION; FERMENTATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LIQUID; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC WASTE; PROTEIN CONTENT; RECYCLING; SHRIMP;

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 23744456602     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1286     Document Type: Article

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