β‐Chitin and chitosan from waste shells of edible mollusks as a functional ingredient

β‐Chitin and chitosan from waste shells of edible mollusks as a functional ingredient

Abstract The marine food‐processing industries were producing large quantities of shell wastes as a discard. Currently, this waste material was underutilized and leads to the landfill as a significant environmental issue. The outer shells or exoskeletons of mollusks serve as the best source of chiti...

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Main Authors: Durairaj Karthick Rajan, Kannan Mohan, Jayakumar Rajarajeswaran, Dharmaraj Divya, Ragavendhar Kumar, Sabariswaran Kandasamy, Shubing Zhang, Abirami Ramu Ganesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Food Frontiers
Subjects:
chitin
chitosan
extraction
life cycle assessment
mollusk shell waste
techno‐economic assessment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/fft2.326

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https://doi.org/10.1002/fft2.326

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