DocumentCode
2443771
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
fYear
2011
fDate
25-28 Sept. 2011
Firstpage
576
Lastpage
580
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA), 2011 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location
Langkawi
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1548-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISBEIA.2011.6088884
Filename
6088884
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