Shrimp and crab shell utilisation
Shrimp and crab shell utilisation
Date
1993
Authors
Gopakumar, K.
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Publisher
J.V.H Dixitula
Abstract
Prawn shell and head waste available currently in India is/around 80,000 crores and likely to reach 0.1 million tonnes with the increased shrimp production by aquaculture. Valuable by-products like chitin and chitosan can be produced from this solid shell fish waste.
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Keywords
Shrimp, crab shell, chitin
Citation
Fishing Chimes 1993: 13(1), 67-69