Effects of Drying Conditions on Moisture Content, Crude Protein Yield and Functional Group Features of Hermetia illucens Prepupae

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Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 681, 2025 4^th Energy Security & Chemical Engineering Congress (ESChE 2025)


Article Number		02004
Number of page(s)		10
Section		Biomass, Agrowaste Valorization and Bio-Based Products
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202568102004
Published online		22 December 2025

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