Thermal, structural and acetylation behavior of snail and periwinkle shells chitin

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dc.contributor.authorGbenebor, O.P.
dc.contributor.authorAkpan, E.I.
dc.contributor.authorAdeosun, S.O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-26T10:02:22Z
dc.date.available2019-11-26T10:02:22Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis article reports a successful removal of CaCO3 from snail and periwinkle shells for the purpose of producing high quality chitin for possible application as bio-fillers in bone fixation materials. Experiment was designed with varying concentrations of acid and alkali for demineralization, deproteinization and deacetylation of the samples. Thermal characteristics, morphology, degree of de-acetylation, crystalline structure and hydrogen bonding characteristics of the extracted chitin were examined. Infrared spectra, thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray diffraction patterns show that demineralization with 1.7 M HCl led to a successful removal of CaCO3. Subsequent deproteinization and deacetylation with 1.2 M NaOH led to a development of chitosan having a degree of deacetylation of 77 and 60% for periwinkle and snail shells, respectively. Generally, all results show that different treatments led to different chitin structure and consequently different properties.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGbenebor, O.P., Akpan, E.I., Adeosun, S.O. (2017). Thermal, structural and acetylation behavior of snail and periwinkle shells chitin. Springer, 6:97–111en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6975
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectChitinen_US
dc.subjectChitosanen_US
dc.subjectMacromoleculesen_US
dc.subjectDeacetylationen_US
dc.subjectBiofillersen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::TECHNOLOGY::Other technologyen_US
dc.titleThermal, structural and acetylation behavior of snail and periwinkle shells chitinen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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