Investigation of Deacetylation Treatment at Different Temperature for Chitosan Extraction from Shrimp Shell Waste

• Main Authors: W. William, Newati Wid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: QH Natural history; TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24173/1/Investigation%20of%20Deacetylation%20Treatment%20at%20Different%20Temperature%20for%20Chitosan%20Extraction%20from%20Shrimp%20Shell%20Waste.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24173/

Background: Disposal of shrimp shell waste is gradually increasing throughout the years due to the constant growing of cultured shrimp production at the local area which in turn increases the bio-waste of shrimp shell. Shrimp shell waste contains valuable components such as protein and chitin. Chiti...