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Base-catalysed, one-step mechanochemical conversion of chitin and shrimp shells into low molecular weight chitosan

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: A facile, solid-state mechanochemical method was developed for the synthesis of low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC) in one step from chitin and crude shrimp shell powders, in which chitin undergoes simultaneous deacetylation and depolymerisation in the presence of a base catalyst under mechanical milling.

Source: Green Chemistry

DOI: 10.1039/c7gc00089h

Authors: Xi Chen, Huiying Yang, Ziyi Zhong, Ning Yan

Institutions: National University of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging

Subfield: Biomaterials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Agency for Science, Technology and Research, National University of Singapore