Date of Publication :21st September 2016
Abstract: Hen eggs are very nutritious ,economical and healthy food items but their shells are discarded as wastes from different sources like hotels, houses etc. In this study these discarded hen eggshells were collected. They were processed in several steps and a powder was obtained in final stage. This eggshell which is very rich in calcium content finds applications in many fields and here it was used as a calcium supplement for females. For making a comparision of the calcium content calcium carbonate obtained from different eggshells were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The data depicted the percentage of calcium carbonate in different eggshells. The purpose of this particular project was to study the use of eggshell in different applications like fertilizer, calcium supplement, etc.
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