Acid Hydrolysis of Chitosan to Oligomers Using Hydrochloric Acid

• Main Authors: Aljbour, Nawzat D., Beg, M. D. H., Jolius, Gimbun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24987/1/Acid%20Hydrolysis%20of%20Chitosan%20to%20Oligomers%20Using%20Hydrochloric%20Acid1.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24987/; https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201800527; https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201800527

The natural polymer chitosan is widely used for medical and drug delivery applications. Low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC) has superior properties compared to high molecular weight chitosan (HMWC), which open new applications of LMWC, especially in the cosmetics, food, and pharmaceutical industrie...