Chitin, and especially its deacetylated variant chitosan, has many applications, eg as carrier
material for pharmaceutical drugs or as a flocculant in wastewater treatment. Despite its …

Chromium exists mainly in two forms in environmental matrices, namely, the hexavalent (Cr
(VI)) and trivalent (Cr (III)) chromium. While Cr (III) is a micronutrient, Cr (VI) is a known …

Chitosan is one of the most abundant biopolymers in nature with high economic value due
to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, lack of toxicity, and antifungal activity. In this study …

Chitosan is derived from different starting materials such as fish scales, shrimp and crab
shells by the process of deacetylation of chitin, which is carried out using 40% KOH at 90° C …

Developing biodegradable active films has been a promising green approach to overcoming
global concerns over the environmental pollution and human health caused by plastic …

Chitosan (CS) is one of the most abundant biopolymers in nature with superior properties
such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, lack of toxicity, antimicrobial activity, acceleration …

The natural biopolymer chitin and its deacetylated product chitosan are found abundantly in
nature as structural building blocks and are used in all sectors of human activities like …

The development of nanomaterials has been speedily established in recent years, yet
nanoparticles synthesized by traditional methods suffer unacceptable toxicity and the …

Chitin was extracted from four different local sources: the shrimp (Penaeus monodon), the
desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), the honey bee (Apis mellifera) and the beetles …

The purpose of the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) is to create a continent-
wide program to monitor bats at local to rangewide scales that will provide reliable data to …