Synthesis of Chitosan from Prawn Shells and Characterization of its Structural and Antimicrobial Properties

Authors

  • Shanta Pokhrel Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Ralf Lach 3Polymer Service GmbH Merseburg, Eberhard-Leibnitz-Straße 2, 06217 Merseburg, Germany
  • Wolfgang Grellmann Polymer Service GmbH Merseburg, Eberhard-Leibnitz-Straße 2, 06217 Merseburg, Germany
  • Andre Wutzler Polymer Service GmbH Merseburg, Eberhard-Leibnitz-Strasse 2, 06217 Merseburg, Germany
  • Werner Lebek Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle/Saale, Germany
  • Reinhold Godehardt Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle/Saale, Germany
  • Paras Nath Yadav Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Rameshwar Adhikari Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v17i1.25056

Keywords:

Antimicrobial screening, Chitosan, degree of deacetylation, FTIR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy

Abstract

Chitin was prepared from prawn shells waste by chemical treatments viz. demineralization, deproteinization and decolorization. Chitosan was prepared by deacetylation of chitin with 50% NaOH at 100 °C in the presence of nitrogen. Deacetylation was performed at different intervals of time to get a series of chitosans having different degrees of deacetylation. Prepared chitosans were characterized by molecular weight determination, degree of deacetylation, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Scanning electron micrography (SEM). The degree of deacetylation of chitosans was calculated by acid base titration and potentiometric titration. The molecular weights of commercial and prepared chitosan (CS-4.0) samples were determined using the Mark- Houwink equation and were found to be 3.5 × 105 (g/mole) and 3.3 × 104 (g/mole), respectively. The degree of deacetylation was found to linearly increase with the increase of reaction time. FTIR spectra showed the characteristic peaks of chitin and chitosan. Antimicrobial screening results revealed that the prepared chitosan (CS-4.0) was equally or more biologically active than the commercial chitosan.

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Author Biographies

Shanta Pokhrel, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Central Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, Nepal

Werner Lebek, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle/Saale, Germany

Institute of Physics

Paras Nath Yadav, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Central Department of Chemistry

Rameshwar Adhikari, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Department of Chemistry, Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle/Saale, Germany and Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST), Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

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Published

2016-07-31

How to Cite

Pokhrel, S., Lach, R., Grellmann, W., Wutzler, A., Lebek, W., Godehardt, R., Yadav, P. N., & Adhikari, R. (2016). Synthesis of Chitosan from Prawn Shells and Characterization of its Structural and Antimicrobial Properties. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 17(1), 5–9. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v17i1.25056

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