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Wet <strong>crawfish</strong> shell<br />

W<strong>as</strong>hing <strong>and</strong> drying<br />

Grinding <strong>and</strong> sieving<br />

Deproteinization<br />

W<strong>as</strong>hing<br />

Demineralization<br />

W<strong>as</strong>hing<br />

Decoloration<br />

W<strong>as</strong>hing <strong>and</strong> Drying<br />

Deacetylation<br />

W<strong>as</strong>hing <strong>and</strong> Drying<br />

Chitosan<br />

Figure 4. Traditional Crawfish Chitosan Production Flow Scheme (Modified from No <strong>and</strong><br />

Meyers, 1995)<br />

18<br />

3.5% NaOH (w/v)<br />

for 2 h at 65 o C, solid:<br />

solvent (1:10, w/v)<br />

1 N HCl for 30 min at<br />

room temp., solid:<br />

solvent (1:15, w/v)<br />

Extract with Acetone <strong>and</strong><br />

Bleaching with 0.315% NaOCl<br />

(w/v) for 5 min at room temp.,<br />

solid: solvent (1:10, w/v)<br />

50% NaOH for 30 min at 115 psi<br />

/ 121 o C., solid:solvent (1:10, w/v)

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