Nutritional Evaluation Of Mealworms From Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Recovery And Its Potential Application As Aquaculture Feed Ingredient

Idris, Zainab Ladidi (2019) Nutritional Evaluation Of Mealworms From Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Recovery And Its Potential Application As Aquaculture Feed Ingredient. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Abstract

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are interesting bio-based polymers to replace some petrochemical plastics. To date, the selling price of PHA is high due in part to the costly downstream processes in PHA production. Furthermore, the non-PHA part of the bacterial cells which is nutritive, is lost during the PHA recovery process. High cell density cultures of Cupriavidus necator H16 (161 g/L cell dry weight) and an improved biological recovery method of PHA by using mealworms (Tenebrio molitor), were established. Freeze-dried washed and unwashed cells containing 70 ± 2.0 wt% P(3HB) were fed to mealworms at 12.5% of their body weight (125 g of cell/ 1kg of mealworms). Washed cells was more palatable and consumed daily due to its lower content of mineral salts compared to the alternate days consumption of unwashed cells.

Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history
Divisions: Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat (School of Biological Sciences) > Thesis
Depositing User: Mr Hasmizar Mansor
Date Deposited: 23 Nov 2022 06:52
Last Modified: 23 Nov 2022 06:52
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/55731

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