Effects Of Alkaline And Acid Treatment To The Yield And Quality Of Chitosan Extracted From Absidia sp. dr

Authors

  • Kalaivani Nadarajah
  • Dawn Carmel Paul
  • Abdul Jalil Abdul Kader

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v44.366

Abstract

Da. Employment of strong acid, high acid concentration and high temperature produced darker coloured chitosan whereas milder treatments gave lighter coloured chitosan. Key words: Chitosan, Absidia sp. dr, degree of deacetylation, molecular weight

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Published

2012-01-20

Issue

Vol 44 (June 2006)

Section

Science and Engineering

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Effects Of Alkaline And Acid Treatment To The Yield And Quality Of Chitosan Extracted From Absidia sp. dr. (2012). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 44(1), 33–42. https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v44.366