Production of high-quality chitin and ch
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Nguyen Van Toan; Chuen-How Ng; Kyaw Nyein Aye; Trung Si Trang; Willem F. Stevens
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Article
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2006
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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## Abstract Chitin and chitosan with improved characteristics were produced from shrimp shell waste preconditioned by limited decay or by treatment with 0.016 mol L^โ1^ benzoic acid. Preconditioned shrimp shells were transparent, had a clean surface and were susceptible to demineralization and depr