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. 2018 Oct 8;59(1):96–99. doi: 10.1007/s12088-018-0764-7

Table 2.

Effect of treatments on the biochemical properties of chitosan

Deacetylation condition Deacetylation degree (%) Nitrogen content (%) Molecular weight
NaOH (%) Temp. (°C) Time (h)
20 90 10 41.8 6.32 800,000
20 130 10 71.2 6.84 300,000
40 130 10 95.1 7.15 150,000
50 130 10 100.0 7.27 100,000
50 130 20 100.0 7.26 45,000