Elemental Analysis of Chitin from Extraction of Different Ages of Leucaena Leucephala with Hydrochloric Acid
Chitin is a biopolymer that forms the exoskeleton of arthropods, and found in the shells of crustacea and in the cell walls of certain fungi and algae. Commercially, chitin is obtained from processing the outer skeleton of crustacea such as shrimp, crab, prawn, and crayfish. Extraction of chitin was...
Published in: | Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology |
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Penerbit Akademia Baru
2019
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