export chitin and chitosan from Asia

Chitosan hydrochloride is particularly appreciated by the cosmetic and agriculture industries because it is readily soluble in water. Recently classified as a basic substance authorized in organic farming, chitosan is fastly gaining popularity in agriculture. It is worth mentioning that no authorisation is necessary for placing a product on the market containing exclusively one or more basic substances.

Chitosan HCL
Chitosan Hydrochloride
  • Appearance : Light yellow powder
  • Particle size : 80 mesh
  • Ash content : ≤ 1.5 %
  • Degree of Deacetylation (%DD) ≥ 85 %
  • Viscosity : 10-50 cps
  • Moisture content : ≤ 10 %
  • Solubility ≥ 99 %
  • pH : 3 - 6
  • As (Arsenic) : ≤ 0.2 ppm
  • Heavy metals Sum ≤ 20 ppm
  • E.coli /g : Non Detected
  • Salmonella spp./g : Non Detected
  • Total Plate Count/g : ≤ 1000 CFU/g
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Forms of chitin

Chitin occurs in three polymorphic solid state forms designated as α, β, and γ chitin which differ in their degree of hydration, size of unit cell, and number of chitin chains per unit cell. α-Chitin is most abundant and is found in shellfish exoskeletons and fungal cell walls. β-Chitin is mainly found in squid pens and diatoms while γ-chitin may be predominantly found in squid and cuttlefish stomach lining.

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Vegetal chitin & chitosan ?

Vegetal chitosan is extracted from fungal sources, it exhibits remarkable physico-chemical characteristics and can be tailored with predefined properties.
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