STABILISATION AND STORAGE OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND SKIN OF MARINE ANIMALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COLLAGEN AND/OR GELATIN

摘要

The invention relates to the stabilisation and storage of skin and connective tissue residue of marine animals. According to the invention, said material must undergo a stabilisation process by means of physical/chemical modification. Different chemical agents are used to ensure that said material is conserved while maintaining a high functionality. In addition, the material is subjected to one or more conservation/storage methods including, inter alia: the total or partial drying of the skin; pressing; sterilisation/pasteurisation; the application of high pressures; smoking; radiation processing; ultrasounds; and freezing at different temperatures. The combined effect of said compounds and the selected physical treatment causes a physical/chemical modification, thereby increasing the useful life of the material which remains highly functional.