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Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 35

Chitin and Chitosan: History, Fundamentals and Innovations

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Editors:
  1. Grégorio Crini

    1. Chrono-Environnement, UMR 6249, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France

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  2. Eric Lichtfouse

    1. Aix-Marseille Université CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France

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  • Presents industrial applications of an abundant, natural product in medicine, energy, agriculture, textiles and pollution remediation
  • Clear presentation of chitin and chitosan basics
  • Contains a unique history of chitin and chitosan

Part of the book series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews (SARV, volume 35)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Historical Landmarks in the Discovery of Chitin

    • Grégorio Crini
    Pages 1-47

  3. Fundamentals and Applications of Chitosan

    • Nadia Morin-Crini, Eric Lichtfouse, Giangiacomo Torri, Grégorio Crini
    Pages 49-123

  4. Biocatalytic Production of Hetero-Chitosan Oligosaccharides as Anti-oxidants

    • Swati Jaiswal, Pushplata Tripathi, Sujata Sinha
    Pages 125-146

  5. Enzyme Immobilization on Chitin and Chitosan-Based Supports for Biotechnological Applications

    • Madan L. Verma, Sandeep Kumar, Anamika Das, Jatinder S. Randhawa, Munusamy Chamundeeswari
    Pages 147-173

  6. Chitin and Chitosan Derivative Membranes in Resources, Energy, Environmental and Medical Field

    • Tadashi Uragami
    Pages 175-269

  7. Utility of Chitosan for 3D Printing and Bioprinting

    • Thomas J. Kean, Maya Thanou
    Pages 271-292

  8. The Contribution of D-Glucosamine to Cell Membrane Stability: Mechanisms and Applications in Regenerative Medicine

    • Yoshihiko Hayashi
    Pages 293-302

  9. Manufacture Techniques of Chitosan-Based Microcapsules to Enhance Functional Properties of Textiles

    • Daniele Massella, Stéphane Giraud, Jinping Guan, Ada Ferri, Fabien Salaün
    Pages 303-336

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 337-338
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About this book

This book reviews recent research and applications of chitin and chitosan, as natural alternatives of fossil fuel products, in green chemistry, energy, biotechnology, bioprinting, medicine, water treatment, agriculture and food science. Chitin and chitosan products are polysaccharides derived from food waste of crustaceans and fungi, and thus are cheap, abundant, sustainable, non-toxic, recyclable and biocompatible.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Chrono-Environnement, UMR 6249, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France

    Grégorio Crini

  • Aix-Marseille Université CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France

    Eric Lichtfouse

About the editors

Dr. Grégorio Crini is researcher at University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon. His current interests focus on the design of novel polymer networks and the environmental aspects of polysaccharide chemistry. He published over 190 papers in international journals and books, and he is a highly cited researcher. The total citation of his publications is over 8700, h-index: 33.

Dr. Eric Lichtfouse is a biogeochemist at Aix Marseille University who has invented carbon-13 dating, a molecular-level method allowing to study the dynamics of organic compounds in temporal pools of complex environmental media. He is Chief Editor of the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters, and the book series Sustainable Agriculture Reviews and Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World.

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