The document discusses the calculation of ash content for chitin and chitosan. It shows that the ash content for chitin was 2.2%. For chitosan, the ash content was determined for various concentrations of NaOH solution and agitation speeds. The average ash content ranged from 1.6% to 2% depending on the conditions. An optimum process for chitosan synthesis was determined to use a 80% NaOH concentration with 150 rpm agitation speed based on yield, moisture content, ash content and degree of deacetylation.
The document discusses the calculation of ash content for chitin and chitosan. It shows that the ash content for chitin was 2.2%. For chitosan, the ash content was determined for various concentrations of NaOH solution and agitation speeds. The average ash content ranged from 1.6% to 2% depending on the conditions. An optimum process for chitosan synthesis was determined to use a 80% NaOH concentration with 150 rpm agitation speed based on yield, moisture content, ash content and degree of deacetylation.
The document discusses the calculation of ash content for chitin and chitosan. It shows that the ash content for chitin was 2.2%. For chitosan, the ash content was determined for various concentrations of NaOH solution and agitation speeds. The average ash content ranged from 1.6% to 2% depending on the conditions. An optimum process for chitosan synthesis was determined to use a 80% NaOH concentration with 150 rpm agitation speed based on yield, moisture content, ash content and degree of deacetylation.