Shell fish processing industry is very common in coastal areas. While processing, only the
meat is taken, the head and shells are discarded as waste. On an average, the sea food …

Amongst the natural polymers, chitin is the second most abundant, present mainly in fungi
and exoskeleton of crustaceans. It forms a major part of the seafood waste as compiled and …

Chitosan is a cationic polymer obtained by deacetylation of chitin, found abundantly in
crustacean, insect, arthropod exoskeletons, and molluscs. The process of obtaining chitin by …

Today, chitosan has numerous applications in different fields, such as in the food, cosmetics,
biomedical, and pharmaceutical industries. There are numerous natural sources of chitosan …

Chitosan is a biodegradable biopolymer and biocompatible and undergoes enzymatic
degradation to non-toxic components. The main sources of chitosan are the exoskeletons of …

Chitin and chitosan are natural biopolymers produced mainly from crustacean shells of
shrimp, crab and lobsters discarded by sea food-processing industries. Chitosan, the …

Many by-products that are harmful to the environment and human health are generated
during food processing. However, these wastes are often potential resources with high …

Chitin is the second most common polymer after cellulose in earth, existing in the shells of
crustaceans like crab and shrimp. Chitosan is a natural amino-polysaccharide derived from …

Chitosan is one of the emerging materials for various applications. The most intensive
studies have focused on its use as a biomaterial and for biomedical, cosmetic, and …

Chitosan is a natural polymer derived from the deacetylation of chitin. It is mainly derived
from crustaceans and fungal sources. It has many intrinsic properties, such as …