Title :
Extraction of chitosan & its film-forming properties: A review
Author :
Samicho, Zainal ; Ramli, Akmar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Food Technol., Univ. Teknol. MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Abstract :
Chitosan is a naturally-occurring polysaccharide produced from deacetylation of chitin. It is abundant in exoskeletons of marine creatures. Among of its interesting characteristics is its ability to bind fat and cholesterol, antimicrobial, and anti-oxidation properties. Due to its anti-microbial and anti-oxidation properties, chitosan has been used as films coatings for vegetables and fruits. This paper presents a review of current research in chitosan extraction as well as methodology for synthesizing film casings with it.
Keywords :
food processing industry; health and safety; polymers; anti-oxidation property; antimicrobial property; chitin; chitosan extraction; chitosan film-forming property; cholesterol; fat; film casings synthesis; fruit coating; polysaccharide; vegetable coating; Chemicals; Coatings; Films; Heating; Human computer interaction; Plastics; Proteins; chitosan; chitosan extraction; chitosan film forming;
Conference_Titel :
Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA), 2011 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Langkawi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1548-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISBEIA.2011.6088884
