Comparative Studies of the Effect of Inorganic and Organic Acid Treatment on Chitosan Property from Shrimp Shel

Authors

  • O. A Fatoye Research Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State Nigeria
  • A. Jimoh Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State Nigeria
  • A. Olugbenga Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31695/IJERAT.2018.3327

Keywords:

Acetic acid, Chitosan, Demineralization, Degree of Deacetylation.

Abstract

Hydrochloric acid has been the conventional acid of use in shrimp shell demineralization for chitosan synthesis. This inorganic acid was compared to acetic acid; an organic acid in the demineralization stage. Deproteinization and deacetylation stages were carried out using a sodium hydroxide solution to produce chitosan. Characterization using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) showed the structure and functional groups of the synthesized chitosans, while X-Ray Diffractometry (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) were used to investigate the crystallinity and structural differences respectively. From the analysis, chitosan property was compared at the molecular weight, viscosity, solubility and Degree of Deacetylation (DD) (85% when acetic acid was used, and 87.06% when HCl was used).  Experimental analysis indicated that acid type did not significantly affect properties of synthesized chitosan.

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Published

2018-09-05

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 9 (2018): Vol 4 Issue 9 September 2018

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Comparative Studies of the Effect of Inorganic and Organic Acid Treatment on Chitosan Property from Shrimp Shel. (2018). International Journal of Engineering Research and Advanced Technology (ijerat) (E-ISSN 2454-6135) , 4(9), 58-66. https://doi.org/10.31695/IJERAT.2018.3327