Chitin is the most abundant natural amino polysaccharide, showing various practical
applications owing to its functional properties. However, there are barriers in the …

The overwhelming concerns of water pollution, industrial discharges and environmental
deterioration by various organic and inorganic substances, including dyes, heavy metals …

A mixture of trifluoroacetic acid: trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFA: TFAA) was used to dissolve
chitin from shrimp shells. Free-standing films were prepared by blending the chitin solution …

Chitin as the second plentiful polysaccharide has arouse widely attention due to its
remarkable availability and biocompatibility. While the strong inter/intra molecular hydrogen …

This study aimed to get an insight into the adsorption of three synthetic dyes onto chitin
using experimental and computational approaches. The successful preparation of α-chitin …

The deep eutectic solvent (DES) extraction method is considered a promising alternative to
the acid/base method in chitin extraction. However, DESs face challenges such as inefficient …

This is the first report on the physicochemical properties of chitin obtained from gills of the
king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus. In the present study, we investigated the chemical …

The environmental impacts of aquaculture wastewater and biowaste from shellfish
processing have become a major challenge to aquaculture expansion and sustainability …

Chitin is extensively applied in vast applications due to its excellent biological properties,
such as biodegradable and non-toxic. About 50% of waste generated during seafood …

The major sources of waste from aquaculture operations emanates from fish or shellfish
processing and wastewater generation. A simple technique called coagulation/flocculation …