Optimisation of a hydrolysed collagen production process from heat-treated bovine bone based on acid and enzymatic proteolysis

This project aimed to optimise a process for the production of hydrolysed collagen from livestock bones. Current commercial hydrolysed collagen production processes from bones are energy intensive and generate large amounts of chemical waste, which can be harmful to the environment or costly to treat. The process developed in this work achieved lower levels of chemical waste, generated a by-product with commercial potential (calcium diphosphate for animal feed) and showed high yields of hydrolysed collagen that met commercial product specifications