Production of chitin and chitosan from crustacean waste and their use as a food processing aid

• Main Author: Gagné, Nellie
• Other Authors: Simpson, Benjamin K. (advisor)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 1993
• Subjects: Fishery processing industries > By-products; Shrimp industry > By-products; Chitin; Chitosan; St. Louis; Pandalus borealis
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=26458

Chitin is a polysaccharide found in abundance in the shell of crustaceans. In this study, chitin was first extracted from shrimp waste material previously demineralized, using proteolytic enzymes, i.e., chymotrypsin and papain. The conditions used for the deproteinization were optimized with respect...