Product Name: Chitosan CAS: 9012-76-4
Synonyms: POLY(BETA-(1,4)-2-AMINO-2-DEOXY-D-GLUCOSE); POLY(BETA-(1,4)-D-GLUCOSAMINE); POLY(D-GLUCOSAMINE); POLY-(1,4-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSAMINE); POLY-[1-> 4]-BETA-D-GLUCOSAMINE; BETA-(1,4)-2-AMINO-2-DEOXY-D-GLUCOSE; DEACETYLATED CHITIN; CHITOSAN
CAS: 9012-76-4
MF: C6H11NO4X2
MW: 161.16
EINECS: 222-311-2
solubility dilute aqueous acid (pH < 6.5). : soluble
form (Coarse ground flakes and powder)
Stability: Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
Chemical Properties : faintly beige solid
Usage : Forms gels with multivalent anions. Gives clear solutions that dry to strong, clear films.
Ideal for wound healing and hemostasis; biosurgery and ophthalmology; scaffold and cell therapy; and drug delivery and vaccines
Flocculant, protein precipitation, encapsulating agent and aqueous thickener.
also available in pharma grade.
As preservative agent and a thickening agent.
Application:
In the food industry is a natural, non-toxic antistaling agent, flocculant, which can adsorb cadmium, mercury, copper and other heavy metal ions
Used for industrial waste water and city sewage treatment agent, precipitant
Thickener, stabilizer, gelling agent, binder. Also used for acidic substances mold, forming a transparent semi permeable membrane on the surface energy. For pickled products, bakery products, bread, oil and food etc.
Mainly used in food, medicine, agricultural seed, daily chemical, industrial wastewater treatment and other industries. Oligochitosan can improve immunity, activate cells, prevent cancer, reducing blood fat, lowering blood pressure, resisting senility, regulating body environment effect, can be used in medicine, health care, food field. In the field of environmental protection of chitosan can be used for sewage treatment, protein recovery, water purification. The field of functional material, chitosan can be used for membrane material, carrier, adsorbent, fiber, medical materials etc.. Textile field, chitosan can be used for fabric finishing, health underwear, papermaking additives. Agricultural fields can be used to add feed, seed treatment, soil improvement, fruit preservation etc.. In the field of tobacco, chitosan is the good performance of the tobacco sheet glue, but also to improve the taste, the combustion characteristics of non-toxic odor free etc.