CHITOSAN profile by Max Greiner, Lara Herrmann & Sophie Kikowatz Description of the materialChitosan is a substance obtained by deacetylation of chitin (the second most abundant natural biopolymer after cellulose). Natural occurrences of chitin are shellfish, exoskeletons of insects and fungi. The shells or insect carapaces are available in large quantities, e.g. in the production …
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INTERVIEW with ANKE WUNDER from BIOLOG HEPPE
INTERVIEW with ANKE WUNDER from BIOLOG HEPPE by Max Greiner, Sophie Kikowatz & Lara Herrmann What are the most important steps of the chitosan production? We use shells that are left over from peeling crabs and prawns. Often there are remains of meat (protein) and calcium carbonate, but the most interesting substance of such shells …
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INTERVIEW with FLORIAN HOFMANN from TU BERLIN
INTERVIEW with FLORIAN HOFMANN from TU BERLIN by Max Greiner, Sophie Kikowatz & Lara Herrmann What made you get involved in the topic sustainability? I studied sustainability science and while I was thinking about what I wanted to do in my master‘s thesis, I found the topic of obsolescence quite exciting. It has been picked …
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madeLocal
madeLocal Chitosan – Potentials for regional structures madeLocal is about the idea of fusing an insect farm, chitosan production and processing. The fictional company is a collective of designers and natural scientists. It specializes in developing regional, circular collaborations in the context of the bioplastic chitosan. madeLocal researches potential sustainable partnerships, integrates into existing structures …