The invention discloses a method for synchronously preparing
chitosan and
citric acid through a kitchen waste lobster shell
fermentation method, belongs to the field of
solid waste
resource utilization, and aims to solve the problems of difficult treatment, low
utilization rate and
pollution caused by
impurity wrapping in
shellfish kitchen
waste treatment. According to the method, kitchen waste containing
grease,
chitin,
calcium carbonate and
protein is used as a
raw material, and two-stage treatment mainly including
fermentation is carried out. In the first stage,
citric acid is produced through
fermentation, and
chitin is exposed through in-situ deoiling, decalcification and deproteinization; in the second stage, enzymolysis is mainly carried out, and after the pH is adjusted,
chitinase and
chitin deacetylase are exogenously added to convert chitin into
chitosan; and finally, separating the feed liquid to obtain
citric acid and
chitosan. According to the method, fermentation is combined with enzymolysis segmented treatment, so that the problem of substrate wrapping is solved, the conversion rate and purity of chitosan are remarkably improved, high-valued co-production of waste is realized, and the process is mild and environment-friendly.