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Physical Modifications of Chitin and Chitosan

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The utility of water soluble polysaccharides as suspending, stabilizing, viscosifying and gelling agents for many industrial applications has been recognized for many years. Products such as alginic acid, cellulose, guar-gum, starch and xanthan gum and their derivatives are being widely used in the food, cosmetic, paint, pharmaceutical, oil and various other industries (1, 2).

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  1. Domtar Inc., Research Centre, P.O. Box 300, Senneville, P.Q. H9X 3L7, Canada

    M. Yalpani

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  1. University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy

    Riccardo Muzzarelli

  2. University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    Charles Jeuniaux

  3. University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

    Graham W. Gooday

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Yalpani, M. (1986). Physical Modifications of Chitin and Chitosan. In: Muzzarelli, R., Jeuniaux, C., Gooday, G.W. (eds) Chitin in Nature and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2167-5_49

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