Chitin and Chitosan

Physical and Chemical Properties
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-981-5129-39-7
Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 454 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

This book focuses on the research on chitin, chitosan, and their derivatives and covers the related developments in the fields of textiles, wastewater treatment, biomedicine, and food industry. It discusses the natural sources, properties, characterization methods, and uses of chitin and chitosan, chitin extraction, and preparation of chitosan with different chemicals and biological methods. The book is a useful resource for scientists, professionals, and students engaged in academic and industrial research pertaining to chitin, chitosan, and polysaccharides.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ahmed, Shakeel

Zeghoud, Soumeia

Hemmami, Hadia

Amor, Ilham Ben

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau Mechatronik, Mikrosysteme (MEMS), Nanosysteme
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Polysaccharides: Chitin and Chitosan

2. Chitosan and Chitin Sources and Their Isolation

3. Preparation of Chitin and Chitosan

4. Physical Properties of Chitin and Chitosan

5. Chemical Properties of Chitin and Chitosan

6. Biological Characteristics of Chitin and Chitosan

7. Physicochemical Properties of Chitosan Products

8. Chitin and Chitosan Characterization: Spectroscopic Methods

9. Application of Chitosan and Chitin in Food Packaging

10. Chitin and Chitosan Applications in Medication Delivery Systems

11. Application of Chitosan in Textiles

12. Chitin and Chitosan in Wastewater Treatment

13. Other Applications of Chitosan

Über Autor(innen)

Shakeel Ahmed is an assistant professor at the Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has published several research papers in the field of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications, including biomedicine, packaging, and water treatment. Dr. Ahmed has published more than 30 books on nanomaterials and green composites.

Soumeia Zeghoud is an associate professor of chemistry at the University of El-Oued, Algeria. She has expertise in synthetic and medicinal chemistry, natural products, organic synthesis, chemometric analysis, green nanomaterials, and biopolymers.

Hadia Hemmami is an associate professor of chemistry at the University of El-Oued, Algeria. She has expertise in electrochemistry, analytical chemistry, bioelectrochemistry, green nanomaterials, phytochemical purification, and biopolymers.

Ilham Ben Amor is an associate professor at the University of El-Oued, Algeria. She has expertise in green nanomaterials, bionanomaterials, nanocomposites, and polymers for various purposes, including biological applications and water treatment.