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Silkworms culture as a source of protein for humans in space
Authors:Yunan Yang  Liman Tang  Ling Tong  Hong Liu
Institution:1. Department of Environment Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China;2. School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
Abstract:This paper focuses on the problem about a configuration with complete nutrition for humans in a Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS) applied in the spacebases. The possibility of feeding silkworms to provide edible animal protein with high quality for taikonauts during long-term spaceflights and lunar-based missions was investigated from several aspects, including the nutrition structure of silkworms, feeding method, processing methods, feeding equipment, growing conditions and the influences on the space environmental condition changes caused by the silkworms. The originally inedible silk is also regarded as a protein source. A possible process of edible silk protein was brought forward in this paper. After being processed, the silk can be converted to edible protein for humans. The conclusion provides a promising approach to solving the protein supply problem for the taikonauts living in space during an extended exploration period.
Keywords:Controlled Ecological Life Support Systems (CELSS)  Silkworm culture  Diet composition  Protein
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