Chitin and Chitosan. Part II. Applications of chitosan.

Abstract

A review covering 131 refs. shows the applications of chitosan,i.e., in water treatment, pulp and paper, medical and pharmaceutical mate­rials, cosmetics, biotechnology, agriculture, food and feed additives, textile and membranes. Attention was focused on use of chitosan in papermaking. Commercial chitosan was described, with its various application forms [mi­crocrystalline (MCCh), beads and membranes, chitosan fibres and textile con­taining chitosan].

Keywords

• chitosan
• application
• useful forms