Unprecedented Chitin and Chitosan: A Chemical Overview

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 606-614

  Yeul, Vijay S ^a   Rayalu, Sadhana S ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitosan; Glucosamine; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; CHITIN; GLUCOSAMINE; MOLECULES; POLYSACCHARIDES; SHELLFISH;

NATURALLY OCCURRING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SHRIMP WASTES;

CHITOSAN;

CHITIN; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; RESEARCH WORK;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 84876129884     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-012-0458-x     Document Type: Review

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