Journal of
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Chem. Eng. Mater. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6605
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCEMS
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 97

Full Length Research Paper

Extraction and characterization of chitin and chitosan from Callinectes amnicola and Penaeus notialis shell wastes

Olaosebikan Abidoye Olafadehan
  • Olaosebikan Abidoye Olafadehan
  • Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Lagos, 101017 Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Kehinde Olawale Amoo
  • Kehinde Olawale Amoo
  • Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Lagos, 101017 Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Tolulase Olufunmilayo Ajayi
  • Tolulase Olufunmilayo Ajayi
  • Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Lagos, 101017 Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Victor Ehigimetor Bello
  • Victor Ehigimetor Bello
  • Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Lagos, 101017 Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 13 November 2020
  •  Accepted: 01 February 2021
  •  Published: 28 February 2021

How to cite this article

APA /
Olafadehan, O. A., Amoo, K. O., Ajayi, T. O., & Bello, V. E. (2021). Extraction and characterization of chitin and chitosan from Callinectes amnicola and Penaeus notialis shell wastes. Journal of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 12(1), 1-30.
Chicago /
Olaosebikan Abidoye Olafadehan, Kehinde Olawale Amoo, Tolulase Olufunmilayo Ajayi and Victor Ehigimetor Bello  . "Extraction and characterization of chitin and chitosan from Callinectes amnicola and Penaeus notialis shell wastes." Journal of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science 12, no. 1 (2021): 1-30.
MLA /
Olaosebikan Abidoye Olafadehan, et al. "Extraction and characterization of chitin and chitosan from Callinectes amnicola and Penaeus notialis shell wastes." Journal of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science 12.1 (2021): 1-30.