Table 1.
Physical characteristics of commercial chitin, chitin obtained from H. illucens adults (Ch-A), chitin derived from H. illucens puparia (Ch-P), the ground form of H. illucens adults (A), the ground form of H. illucens puparia (P), high-molecular-weight commercial chitosan (CS-HW), medium-molecular-weight commercial chitosan (CS-MW), and low-molecular-weight commercial chitosan (CS-LW).
| Materials | BET Surface Area (m2·g−1) |
Average Pore Diameter (nm) |
Pore Volume (cm3·g−1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial chitin | 5.28 | 15.8 | 0.0238 |
| Ch-A | 2.15 | 7.7 | 0.0068 |
| Ch-P | 0.11 | 22.7 | 0.0043 |
| A | 1.46 | 12.1 | 0.0053 |
| P | 0.03 | 41.4 | 0.0039 |
| CS-HW | 0.32 | 32.8 | 0.0017 |
| CS-MW | 1.21 | 11.9 | 0.0038 |
| CS-LW | 0.60 | 34.9 | 0.0036 |