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 …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-based nanostructured biomaterials: Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications

M Ul-Islam, KF Alabbosh, S Manan, S Khan… - Advanced Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan is obtained from chitin, which is abundantly found in crustaceans and obtained
through various methods. The demineralization, deproteinization, discoloration, and …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction, quantification, characterization, and application in food packaging of chitin and chitosan from mushrooms: a review

BA Alimi, S Pathania, J Wilson, B Duffy… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of chitin in food systems is limited by its insolubility in some common
solvents and poor degradability. Hence, it is deacetylated to obtain chitosan, an industrially …

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 …

A simple and universal strategy to construct robust and anti-biofouling amidoxime aerogels for enhanced uranium extraction from seawater

S Shi, B Li, Y Qian, P Mei, N Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
For the uranium extraction from seawater in marine environments, the adsorbents need to
possess sufficient mechanical strength to withstand the crashing force of the ocean waves …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound in the deproteinization process for chitin and chitosan production

D Vallejo-Domínguez, E Rubio-Rosas… - Ultrasonics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, chitin and chitosan are widely investigated for food preservation and active
packaging applications. Chemical, as well as biological methods, are usually adopted for …

Chitosan–clay composites for wastewater treatment: a state-of-the-art review

S Biswas, J Fatema, T Debnath, TU Rashid - ACS ES&T Water, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent decades, increased domestic and industrial activities have led to the release of
various pollutants into the aquatic environment. A robust and eco-friendly technique for …

Porous and biofouling-resistant amidoxime-based hybrid hydrogel with excellent interfacial compatibility for high-performance recovery of uranium from seawater

GJ Jiao, J Ma, J Zhang, Y Li, K Liu, R Sun - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
For a massive uranium recovery from seawater, designing an adsorbent with ultrahigh
uranium uptake capacity and good biofouling-resistant activity is crucial, but difficult. Here, a …

Bamboo fiber-reinforced chitosan sponge as a robust photothermal evaporator for efficient solar vapor generation

X Sun, X Jia, J Yang, S Wang, Y Li, D Shao… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The severe problem of water scarcity has led to the derivation and rapid development of
solar vapor generation (SVG) technology. However, high cost, short-term stability in harsh …

A novel core-shell nanofiber drug delivery system intended for the synergistic treatment of melanoma

LF Zhu, Y Zheng, J Fan, Y Yao, Z Ahmad… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Here, we introduce core-shell nanofibers based on chitosan (CS)-loaded poly (ε-
caprolactone)(PCL) shell and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-loaded Poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)(PVP) …