Continuous extraction process of Chitin from discarded shells of Philippine Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus pelagicus)
Crab shells are often found discarded from local seafood processing plants that end up as waste hauled to landfills. However, high purity chitin has been extracted by chemical methods from this material which is useful in various applications like sutures and scaffolding in medical applications. The...
| Publicat a: | Philippine Engineering Journal 37, 2 (2016(D)). |
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