Industrial grade chitosan
General name: chitosan; deacetylated chitin; poly glucosamine; Kitosan
Scientific name: β-1,4-poly-D-glucosamine
Molecular formula : (C6H11NO4)n
CAS No. 9012-76-4
HS No. 2922 5000
Characteristic
Chitosan is extracted from crab shell or shrimp shell.
It is white or off-white amorphous translucent powder or small flake, and it is insoluble in water or alkali solution, but is soluble in most organic acid and part inorganic acid.
Application fields
water treatment;
feedstudff;
agriculture;
fertilizer;
paper making;
dye printing;
other fields
Structure
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Raw material
From offing-sea crab shell or shrimp shell.
Specification
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Item
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standard
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Appearance
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Off-white flake or powder
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Deacetylation degree
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>80%
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Viscosity
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0-500 mpa.s
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Moisture content
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<10%
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Ash content
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<2.5%
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Insoluble content
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<1%
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Particle size
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1mm-5mm or
20-80 mesh
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Packing
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25kg/drum
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Packing
Fiber drum
Net weight:25kgs
Gross weight:28kgs
