Recent trends in the use of chitin, chitosan and their derivatives

dc.contributor.authorMathew, P.T.
dc.contributor.authorNair, K.G.R.
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T09:42:53Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T09:42:53Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractMore than 1.25 lakh tonnes of crustacean waste is available for disposal from the shell fish processing industry in India anually. Chitin, polymer of (1-4) N-acetyl 0-glucosamine occurs in shell fish, clams, oysters, sqwd, fungi and infesects. Technologies are available in India and abroad for extraction of chitin and conversion of it to chitosan and other derivatives. The current interest in chitin, chitosan and their derivatives is related to the possibilities for their biological and biotechnological applications. Chitin and chitosan have applications in textile, paper, pharmaceuticals, food and cosmetics, having potential to consume sizeable quantities of chitin and chitosan.European countries viz.Italy,Germany and France have pioneered in several valuable applications of chitin and its derivatives in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. A review of important applications are given in this paper.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNational Symposium on 'Technological Advancements in Fisheries and its Impact on Rural Development', organised by School of Industrial Fisheries,CUSAT,Cochin,5-7 December 1995 ed. by Hameed, M.S. et. al, 310-316en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1229
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCochin University of Science and Technologyen_US
dc.subjectChitinen_US
dc.subjectchitosanen_US
dc.subjectderivativesen_US
dc.titleRecent trends in the use of chitin, chitosan and their derivativesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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