3D Printing of Sustainable Insect Materials

ISBN-13: 9783031259937 / Angielski

Divya Singh; Ranvijay Kumar; Sunpreet Singh

Opis

This book compiles a diverse and interdisciplinary range of scientific literature, laboratory developments, industrial implications and future prospects covering Entomophagy in 3D food printing to fight against hunger and nutritional deficiencies. Recent developments in Entomphagy in 3D printing of Drosophila based materials, and their nutritional, social, economic, scientific and environmental aspects. are comprehensively covered. Readers will also find shortcomings, guidelines, and industrial prospects for these materials, with emphasis on processing methods for the extraction of sustainable materials through 3D food printing. 

3D Printing of Sustainable Insect Materials focuses on the methodology, technology and processing used for utilizing insects in 3D food printing applications, establishing technology-driven knowledge to fight against hunger. Chapters cover the principles for Entomophagy, insect processing methods, modern 3D food printing technologies, and the theoretical and practical aspects of Emtomophagy in 3D printing, with a special focus on future prospects and technologies. This ground-breaking book will serve knowledge to researchers and industry professionals across the food industry with broad coverage of emerging technologies, materials developed through Entomophagy, functional characterization and the technical details required to produce sustainable insect-based materials through 3D food printing.

Spis treści

Preface

Abbreviations

General Introduction

 Chapters

An Overview of Entomophagy

This section will provide information regarding Entomophagy and its social, economic and environmental aspects. Updated literature will be used to highlight the utilization of Entomophagy in the food industry.

 3D Food Printing

This section will detail the various 3D food printing techniques utilizing current literature, highlighting design and processing aspects of 3D food printing technology

 Materials in 3D Food Printing

This section will provide complete coverage of the materials applied in 3D food printing. This includes information on which materials qualify for 3D food printing such as; rheological (viscosity, melt flow index and specific gravity) mechanical, thermal, chemical and other associated properties. The nutritional value of such material will also be highlighted. 

 Insects in Sustainable Entomphagy

This section will focus on important details (behaviour, nutritional aspects, processing methods, extraction and economic factors) of the insects used in 3D food printing applications. The Insects from various sources  for Entomophagy will be highlighted.

Dropsophila as Sustainable 3D Food Printing Materials

This section will highlight the various Drosophila species along with their behaviours, nutritional aspects, collection and processing methodologies, and conversion into 3D printable materials, detailing the complete genetics based information for modifying the material properties.

3D Printing of Drosophila Materials

This section will provide detailed information on the tools and techniques used in 3D printing Drosophila materials. Printability of Drosophila materia ls as per mechanical, thermal, rheological, chemical and other viewpoints will be covered. The future applications of Dropsophila in the food industry will be also be highlighted in this section.

Social, Economic, Scientific and Environment Aspects of Entomophagy in 3D Food Printing

This section will provide a complete bibliographic based social, economic, scientific and environmental impact overview of 3D food printing Entomophagy.

O autorze

Dr. Divya Singh is an assistant research professor of the University Centre for Research and Development (UCRD) in the Ecology and Evolutionary lab of Chandigarh University

Dr. Ranvijay Kumar is an assistant professor at University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University

Dr. Sunpreet Singh is a researcher at  Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI), National University of Singapore and Adjunct faculty at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh University

 

Dr. Seema Ramniwas is an assistant research professor of the University Centre for Research and Development (UCRD) in the Ecology and Evolutionary lab of Chandigarh University