Synthesis of chitosan and glucosamine from crustaceans wastes (shrimp, crab, lobster)
Processing Crustaceans results large amount of shell left overs. Chitin a natural polymer, constitutes the major part of this waste. Optimal application of this material in different fields may bring about a new era of activity based on chitin industry. Practically, large amounts of crustacean left overs is wasted. Glucosamine and chitosan, with a wide application are being made from these wastes. Heating chitin in the presence of sodium hydroxide, under nitrogen leads to formation of chitosan with 70 - 90% purity degree. In presence of concentrated hydrochloric acid, chitin is converted into glucosamine with 60 - 70% purity degree. Chitin and glucosamine are widely used in sewage treatment, glue production. Food industries, cosmetics paper mills, agriculture, medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutics, textile chromatography photograiry etc.
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Format: | article biblioteca |
Language: | Persian |
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1994
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Subjects: | Chemistry, Fisheries, Processing, Glucosamine, Chitin, Chromatography, Chitosan, Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Synthesis, Iran, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38293 |
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Summary: | Processing Crustaceans results large amount of shell left overs. Chitin a natural polymer, constitutes the major part of this waste. Optimal application of this material in different fields may bring about a new era of activity based on chitin industry. Practically, large amounts of crustacean left overs is wasted. Glucosamine and chitosan, with a wide application are being made from these wastes. Heating chitin in the presence of sodium hydroxide, under nitrogen leads to formation of chitosan with 70 - 90% purity degree. In presence of concentrated hydrochloric acid, chitin is converted into glucosamine with 60 - 70% purity degree. Chitin and glucosamine are widely used in sewage treatment, glue production. Food industries, cosmetics paper mills, agriculture, medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutics, textile chromatography photograiry etc. |
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