
Chitin and Chitosan
Discoveries and Applications for Sustainability
Description
Key Features
- Offers a comprehensive review of these biopolymers, from their discovery to their use in our daily lives
- Details the main historical facts on their composition, structure and properties
- Emphasizes the chemical and biological properties and applications of chitosan
- Describes key challenges and future trends
Readership
Food scientists, agriculturists, and researchers in biodegradable, organic material solutions
Table of Contents
Section I: Historical Landmarks
1. The decalcification of the shells of crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and crayfish with mineral acids
2. The nitrogenous nature of chitin
3. How to identify nitrogen in chitin
4. Ammonia release in arthropod exoskeletons
5. Identification of chitosan
6. Obtaining glucosamine from arthropod chitin
7. Obtaining glucosamine from boiling bone cartilage
8. The composite and chemical relationships between chitin and chitosan
9. Research and challenges of chitin occurrence in living organisms
10. Similarities in arthropod and plant chitins
11. Chitosamine
12. First applications of chitin and chitosan in commercial development
13. Similarities in cellulose and chitin
14. Findings from The First International Chitin and Chitosan Conference
15. Findings from The European Chitin SocietySection II: Applications
16. Modern sources and production
17. Basic and intrinsic properties
18. Aquaculture
19. Fisheries
20. Food and Beverage Industries
21. Pharmaceutical Industry
22. Dentistry
23. Veterinary Medicine
24. Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
25. Agriculture
26. Textile and Paper Industries
27. Biotechnology and Chemical Industries
28. Environmental Applications
29. Future Trends and Perspectives
Product details
- No. of pages: 435
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2022
- Published: June 30, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323961196