Chitin blends, IPNs, gels, composites and nanocomposites for environmental remediation and protein purification

GABRIEL I. TOVAR-JIMENEZ; DANIELA BELÉN HIRSCH; MARÍA E. VILLANUEVA; NICOLÁS URTASUN; FEDERICO JAVIER WOLMAN; GUILLERMO JAVIER COPELLO

Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan 1st Edition, Volume 3: Chitin and Chitosan based Polymer Materials for Various Applications

Elsevier Ltd

Lugar: Amterdam; Año: 2020; p. 135 - 175

This chapter summarizes and brings a critical evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of the properties and applications of chitin for sorption processes. Also discusses potential physical and chemical modifications and future considerations. The study of the adsorptive properties and the ways for enhancement them or increasing the selectivity for a specific sorbate is a spreading topic as a consequence of the need for more controlled pollutant effluent management. Moreover, the possibilities of isolating valuable or marketable molecules from those effluents or industrial subproducts demand the development of novel sorbents that satisfied the regulatory compliments and process economy. Chitin is the second most abundant natural polymer may, at least potentially, fulfill these requirements.