Feasibility of feeding yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) in bioregenerative life support systems as a source of animal protein for humans

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-109

  Li, Leyuan ^a   Zhao, Zhiruo ^a   Liu, Hong ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Animal protein; Bioregenerative life support system; Economic coefficient; Inedible biomass; Yellow mealworm

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FEEDING; FERMENTATION; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; PROTEINS;

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ANIMAL PROTEINS; BIOREGENERATIVE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; CULTIVATION SUBSTRATES; FEEDING REGIME; GERMINATION TEST; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; YELLOW MEALWORM;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 84885575150     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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