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Chitin and Chitosan

Discoveries and Applications for Sustainability

  • 1st Edition - June 15, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Gregorio Crini
  • Language: English

Chitin and Chitosan: Discoveries and Applications for Sustainability provides the most comprehensive knowledge on these organic biopolymers which come from the cellular makeup of… Read more

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Description

Chitin and Chitosan: Discoveries and Applications for Sustainability provides the most comprehensive knowledge on these organic biopolymers which come from the cellular makeup of crustaceans, mollusks and arthropods. This book synthesizes historical information, fundamental properties, industrial applications, and recent discoveries and uses. Written by an international expert on chitin and chitosan sources and uses, the book discusses landmark discoveries and early uses in the research and applications of chitin and chitosan. It then explores the international use of chitin and chitosan as organic solutions across various disciplines such as aquaculture, agriculture, food and beverage industries, cosmetics and medicine.

Finally, the book assesses their environmental applications for sustainable solutions, such as wastewater treatments and future chitin and chitosan usage as an organic solution for a more sustainable, green, healthy planet.

Key features

  • Offers a comprehensive review of these biopolymers, from their discovery to their use in our daily lives
  • Details the main historical facts on their composition, structure and properties
  • Emphasizes the chemical and biological properties and applications of chitosan
  • Describes key challenges and future trends

Readership

Marine biologists and aquaculturists, especially those working with crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic arthropods
Food scientists, agriculturists, and researchers in biodegradable, organic material solutions

Table of contents

Section I: Historical Landmarks

1. The decalcification of the shells of crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and crayfish with mineral acids

2. The nitrogenous nature of chitin

3. How to identify nitrogen in chitin

4. Ammonia release in arthropod exoskeletons

5. Identification of chitosan

6. Obtaining glucosamine from arthropod chitin

7. Obtaining glucosamine from boiling bone cartilage

8. The composite and chemical relationships between chitin and chitosan

9. Research and challenges of chitin occurrence in living organisms

10. Similarities in arthropod and plant chitins

11. Chitosamine

12. First applications of chitin and chitosan in commercial development

13. Similarities in cellulose and chitin

14. Findings from The First International Chitin and Chitosan Conference

15. Findings from The European Chitin Society

Section II: Applications

16. Modern sources and production

17. Basic and intrinsic properties

18. Aquaculture

19. Fisheries

20. Food and Beverage Industries

21. Pharmaceutical Industry

22. Dentistry

23. Veterinary Medicine

24. Cosmetics and Personal Care Products

25. Agriculture

26. Textile and Paper Industries

27. Biotechnology and Chemical Industries

28. Environmental Applications

29. Future Trends and Perspectives

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 24, 2022
  • Language: English

About the author

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Gregorio Crini

Dr. Grégorio Crini PhD is an environmental polymer scientist in the Chrono-environnment Laboratory at the Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté. He received his PhD in organic and macromolecular chemistry from the Université de Lille. When he joined his current institution, he founded a research group for using oligosaccharides (dextrins, cyclodextrins) and polysaccharides (starch, chitin, chitosan, cellulose) in water treatments. His current interests focus on the design of new functional macromolecular networks and the environmental aspects of oligosaccharides, polysaccharides and natural fibers (hemp, flax) chemistry for applied research. Dr. Crini has published more than 210 papers, a patent, and 13 books, and is a highly cited researcher. He has also conducted consulting projects for many companies
Affiliations and expertise
Environmental Polymer Scientist, Chrono-environment Laboratory, Universite Bourgogne Franche-Comte, France

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