Synthesis of chitin via biological deproteination of prawn shell / Siti Zulaikha Sammar

• Main Author: Sammar, Siti Zulaikha
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Biotechnology; Processes, operations, and techniques; Extraction; Chitosan
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/67445/1/67445.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/67445/

Chitin is the second most abundant natural polymer after cellulose and has linear chain of P (1-4)-(N-acetyl-D-glucoamine). Chitin and chitosan have many benefits because of their biodegradability. Chitin extraction consists of two steps such as deproteination to remove protein and demineralization...