Facile extraction of chitin and chitosan from shrimp shell

• Main Authors: Hisham, Firzanah, Mohd Hatta, Maziati Akmal, Ahmad, Farah, Ahmad, Kartini
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: Q Science (General); TK452 Electric apparatus and materials. Electric circuits. Electric networks
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/88519/1/88519_Facile%20extraction%20of%20chitin%20and%20chitosan_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/88519/2/88519_Facile%20extraction%20of%20chitin%20and%20chitosan_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/88519/3/88519_Facile%20extraction%20of%20chitin%20and%20chitosan_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/88519/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214785320400458
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In this study, the chitin and chitosan were extracted from shrimp shell through two-steps acid and alkaline treatment. The shrimp shell was deproteinized by 1 Mof sodium hydroxide and demineralised by 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% and 5% of hydrochloric acid, respectively. The produced chitin was characterized b...