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. 2024 Nov 16;16(22):3187. doi: 10.3390/polym16223187

Table 5.

The indices of chitin isolating process by deep eutectic solvents from non-crustaceans and the characteristics of obtained chitin.

Resources HBA HBD Molar Ratio
(HBA:HBD)
Yields
(%)
Purity
(%)
DM
(%)
DP
(%)
Mw
(kDa)
DA
(%)
CrI
(%)
Ref.
Prepupae Betaine Urea 1:1 12.01 90.52 - - - 95.59 ≈44 [115]
Choline chloride Lactic acid 1:2 16.40 91.34 ≈98 ≈87 - 70.34 ≈42.5
Mushroom Betaine Urea 1:2 23.8 20.5 - - - 57.3 37.0 [117]
Choline chloride Acetic acid 1:2 - - - 84.25 120 69 70 [118]
Squid pens Choline chloride Malonic acid 1:2 42.76 - - - - - - [120]
Potassium carbonate Glycerol 1:5 31.5 - - - 31.5 77.6 91.2 [119]
1:10 31.6 - 1.10 T 67.30 T 31.6 66.9 81.2 [121]

T: The minerals/proteins removal amounts of total squid pens weights.