1st Edition
Chitin and Chitosan Physical and Chemical Properties
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.
1. Polysaccharides: Chitin and Chitosan
Ilham Ben Amor, Soumeia Zeghoud, Hadia Hemmami, and Shakeel Ahmed
2. Chitosan and Chitin Sources and Their Isolation
Elena Tafi
3. Preparation of Chitin and Chitosan
Ali Alnazza Alhamad, Ilham Ben Amor, Soumeia Zeghoud, Noura Gheraissa, Salah Eddine Laouini, Mohammed Fouad Ferhat, Nani Sadok, and Shakeel Ahmed
4. Physical Properties of Chitin and Chitosan
Ahmed Barhoum, Ilham Ben Amor, and Shakeel Ahmed
5. Chemical Properties of Chitin and Chitosan
Olfa Ouled Ltaief, Wiem Hamza, Mabrouk Eloussaief, and Mourad Benzina
6. Biological Characteristics of Chitin and Chitosan
Mohamed Belkacem, Hadjer Bouosmat, Asmaa Benettayeb, Mustapha Hadj Brahim, and Boumediene Haddou
7. Physicochemical Properties of Chitosan Products
Thiago Luis Aguayo de Castro, Giovanna Eduarda Machado, Juliana Ketlin Moro da Silva, Jéssica Bassani de Oliveira, Rosangela Maria Ferreira da Costa e Silva, and Claudia Andrea Lima Cardoso
8. Chitin and Chitosan Characterization: Spectroscopic Methods
Hadia Hemmami, Soumeia Zeghoud, and Ilham Ben Amor Shakeel Ahmed
9. Application of Chitosan and Chitin in Food Packaging
Abdelmalek Zaater, Saoussan Temmar, Talha Bin Emran, Abdelkrim Rebiai, Asma Ben Amor, Mohammed Tayeb Oucif Khaled, and Ali Tliba
10. Chitin and Chitosan Applications in Medication Delivery Systems
Mohamed Sharaf and Chen-Guang Liu
11. Application of Chitosan in Textiles
Deepak Chandran, Sureshkumar Rajalingam, Marthandan Viswanathan, Pran Mohankumar, Deepika Krishnan, Ankitha Indu Jisha, Abhirami Vinu Nair, Aishwarya Prashanth
12. Chitin and Chitosan in Wastewater Treatment
Atif Khurshid Wani, Hadia Hemmami, Atulika Sharma, and Sourbh Suren Garg
13. Other Applications of Chitosan
Omaima Aidat and Asma Ben Amor
Biography
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.
“This unique book covers the latest developments related to chitin, chitosan, and their derivatives. The research findings along with examples and ample references make it a very useful reference for researchers, scientists, professionals, and students engaged in academic and industrial research.”
Prof. Lai Chin Wei
Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
