Production of high-quality chitin and chitosan from preconditioned shrimp shells

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1113-1118

  Van Toan, Nguyen ^a,b   Ng, Chuen How ^a,c   Aye, Kyaw Nyein ^a,d   Trang, Trung Si ^a,e   Stevens, Willem F ^a,f  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c Primex Ltd   (Iceland)

^d Yangon Technical University   (Myanmar)

^e University of Fisheries   (Viet Nam)

^f CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Benzoic acid; Chitin; Chitosan; Limited decay; Preconditioned shrimp shell

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY;

BENZOIC ACID; CHITOSAN; PRECONDITIONED SHRIMP SHELL;

CHITIN;

BENZOIC ACID; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CHLORIDE; NATURAL PRODUCT; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACIDS; CHITIN; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; ASH; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEACETYLATION; DEMINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SHRIMP; SOLUBILITY; TREATMENT DURATION; VISCOSITY;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 33745604539     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1437     Document Type: Article

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