Chitin and Chitosan

Physical and Chemical Properties

Shakeel Ahmed, Soumeia Zeghoud, Hadia Hemmami, Ilham Ben Amor (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

438 Seiten

2025
Jenny Stanford Publishing (Verlag)
9789815129397 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	03.12.2024
Zusatzinfo	27 Line drawings, color; 28 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Halftones, color; 2 Halftones, black and white; 31 Illustrations, color; 30 Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	1000 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
	Technik
ISBN-13	9789815129397 / 9789815129397
Zustand	Neuware