Using acid hydrolysis to convert waste shrimp shells to glucosamine
The purpose of this study was to character1ze the discarded shells of shrimp caught In the Gulf of Venezuela, establish optimum pre-treatment condit1ons and use acid hydrolysis of chitin to obtain g1ucosamine. The composit1on of the sheils Indicated 39.6% protein, 22.6% chitin and 28.1% ash. Optimum...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad del Zulia
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Técnica de la Facultad de Ingeniería |
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| Online Access: | https://www.produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/tecnica/article/view/5507 |