Calcium Carbonate Enriched-Chitosan Prepared from Shrimp Shell Waste

Affiliations

Andreea Miron: National Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Splaiul Independentei 202, District 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
Cesar Filho: BRINOVA—BIOQUÍMICA LDA, Rua Fernanda Seno, 6, 7005-485 Évora, Portugal
Radu Fierascu: National Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Splaiul Independentei 202, District 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
Iulia Elena Neblea: National Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Splaiul Independentei 202, District 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
Anita-Laura Chiriac: National Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Splaiul Independentei 202, District 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
Andrei Sarbu: National Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Splaiul Independentei 202, District 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
Horia Iovu: Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Tanta Verona Iordache: National Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Splaiul Independentei 202, District 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania

Abstract

Chitosan is a natural, nontoxic, biocompatible, biodegradable, and water- insoluble polymer, obtained by deacetylation of chitin [...]