Chitosan derived from chitin has gathered much interest as a biopolymer due to its known and possible broad applications. Chitin is a nitrogen-enriched polymer abundantly present …
Chitin-based materials are one of the most promising abundant polysaccharide biopolymers for developing constructs with advanced functions due to their unique properties; especially …
Background Seafood processing activity causes production of considerable amount of waste/by-products and discards, resulting in negative economic and environmental impacts …
Background Spray drying is still the most important technique for the microencapsulation of bioactive ingredients. It makes possible to create easy-handling powdered microcapsules …
I Issahaku, IK Tetteh, AY Tetteh - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
This review, which presents recent advancements in production and applications in environmental remediation of chitosan and chitosan derivatives, covers relevant literature in …
Chitinaceous biomaterials received great attention towards producing functional transformed products and biofuel. Chitin biorefinery is an emerging concept that can utilise …
M Muthu, J Gopal, S Chun, AJP Devadoss, N Hasan… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is obtained from chitin that in turn is recovered from marine crustacean wastes. The recovery methods and their varying types and the advantages of the recovery methods are …
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 …
Recently, the cost-effective production of high value-added furan chemicals from inexpensive, abundant, and renewable bioresources has gained much attention via a …