Isolation, characterization and standardization of demineralization process for chitin polymer and minerals from the crabs waste of Portunidae segnis

The most abundant polymeric compound in nature after cellulose is chitin. Mostly, it is used as raw material for food additives, agriculture, biomedicine, water treatment, cosmetics and textile industry. Exoskeletons of crustaceans such as lobster, crabs and shrimps, mollusks, insects and the cell w...

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Main Authors: Noura Hamed Khalifa Al Shaqsi, Horiya Ali Said Al Hoqani, Mohammad Amzad Hossain, Mohammed Abdullah Al Sibani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2020-01-01
Series:Advances in Biomarker Sciences and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S254310642030003X