Honeybee (Apis mellifera) as a source of chitosan to enhance mechanical properties of moulded pulp egg boxes

Chitosan has emerged as a sustainable alternative to fossil-fuel-based plastics. While typically sourced from crustaceans, this study investigated whether honeybee corpses from winter colony losses could serve as a source of chitin and subsequently chitosan for papermaking additives. Chitosan (deace...

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Principais autores:	Ulla Milbreta, Georgios Iakovou, Darja Aleksejeva, Martins Andzs, Pavels Avens, Inese Filipova, Konstantinos Triantafyllidis, Laura Andze
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Elsevier 2026-03-01
coleção:	Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications
Assuntos:	Honeybee chitosan Moulded pulp Packaging Process simulation
Acesso em linha:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666893926000174
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