Two-stage microfluidization combined with ultrafiltration treatment for chitosan mass production and molecular weight manipulation

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 767-772

  Tsai, Min Lang ^a   Tseng, Lan Zang ^a   Chen, Rong Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Kinetics; Microfluidization degradation; Two stage process; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; DEGRADATION RATE; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; MASS PRODUCTION; MICROFLUIDIZATION; MICROFLUIDIZATION DEGRADATION; PROCESS VARIABLES; REACTION PERIOD; TWO STAGE; TWO-STAGE PROCESS;

CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DEGRADATION; MACHINE TOOLS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RECYCLING; ULTRAFILTRATION;

RATE CONSTANTS;

EID: 67349138612     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.02.027     Document Type: Article

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