Green and eco-friendly approaches for the extraction of chitin and chitosan: A review

K Mohan, AR Ganesan, PN Ezhilarasi… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitin is one of the most diverse and naturally occurring biopolymers, and it is mainly
present in crustaceans, insects, and fungi. Chitosan is derived from chitin by deacetylation …

Chemical extraction and modification of chitin and chitosan from shrimp shells

M Pakizeh, A Moradi, T Ghassemi - European Polymer Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitin-based materials are one of the most promising abundant polysaccharide biopolymers
for develo** constructs with advanced functions due to their unique properties; especially …

Chitosan-based polysaccharides for effective synthetic dye adsorption

L Hevira, JO Ighalo, D Sondari - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
Waste dyes produced by industries present a significant environmental challenge requiring
effective and sustainable solutions for treatment. This review discusses the potential of …

Collagen, protein hydrolysates and chitin from by-products of fish and shellfish: An overview

C Espinales, M Romero-Peña, G Calderón, K Vergara… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Waste processing from fish and seafood manufacturers represents a sustainable option to
prevent environmental contamination, and their byproducts offer different benefits …

Sustainable CO2 capture via adsorption by chitosan-based functional biomaterial: A review on recent advances, challenges, and future directions

SY Foong, YH Chan, CL Yiin, SSM Lock… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitin is a naturally occurring biopolymer, while chitosan is a deacetylated derivative of
chitin. The unique properties of chitin/chitosan, such as nitrogen-rich, biodegradability, non …

[HTML][HTML] A new route of production of the meso-porous chitosan with well-organized honeycomb surface microstructure from shrimp waste without destroying the …

MM Rahman, M Maniruzzaman - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The highly active bio-polysaccharide based compound namely chitin and chitosan have
been extracted from shrimp shell which usually expelled out extensively from food …

Trash to treasure: An up-to-date understanding of the valorization of seafood by-products, targeting the major bioactive compounds

VC Roy, MR Islam, S Sadia, M Yeasmin, JS Park… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fishery production is exponentially growing, and its by-products negatively impact
industries' economic and environmental status. The large amount of bioactive micro-and …

Sustainable functionalized chitosan based nano-composites for wound dressings applications: A review

D Verma, M Okhawilai, KL Goh, VK Thakur… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Functionalized chitosan nanocomposites have been studied for wound dressing
applications due to their excellent antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. Polysaccharides …

Antibacterial activity of freshwater lobster (Cherax quadricarinatus) shell chitosan gel preparation against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

Z Rani, HM Nasution, VE Kaban, N Nasri… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - japsonline.com
Chitosan is a modified carbohydrate polymer obtained from the deacetylation of chitin and
has good and unique characteristics, including its ability to be biodegradable …

Insights into the relationships of modifying methods, structure, functional properties and applications of chitin: A review

F Hou, Z Gong, F Jia, W Cui, S Song, J Zhang, Y Wang… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitin as the second plentiful polysaccharide has arouse widely attention due to its
remarkable availability and biocompatibility. While the strong inter/intra molecular hydrogen …