Effect of milling intensity on the properties of chitin, chitosan and chitosan films obtained from grasshopper

• Published in: International journal of biological macromolecules Vol. 239; p. 124249
• Main Authors: Zhu, Hongguang, Tang, Hanqi, Li, Fei, Sun, Haixin, Tong, Litao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Animals; chitin; Chitin - chemistry; chitosan; Chitosan - chemistry; crystal structure; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Fruit preservation; Grasshoppers; Insect processing; Molecular Weight; Powder; Powders; solubility; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; thermal stability; thermogravimetry; Ultrafine milling; viscosity; X-Ray Diffraction; Insect processing; Ultrafine milling; Films; Powder; Fruit preservation

To obtain high-quality insect products, milling was used as a modification tool and its effect on grasshopper chitin, chitosan and chitosan films was investigated. Three grasshopper powders were obtained and classified into coarse-milled powder (CMP, D90 = 956 μm), medium-milled powder (MMP, D90 = 4...