physicochemical and functional properties of crawfish chitosan as ...
physicochemical and functional properties of crawfish chitosan as ...
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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)