Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 36: Chitin and Chitosan: Applications in Food, Agriculture, Pharmacy, Medicine and Wastewater Treatment

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This book reviews recent research and applications of chitin and chitosan, as natural alternatives of fossil fuel products, in medicine and pharmacy, agriculture, food science and water treatment. Chitin and chitosan products are polysaccharides derived from food waste of crustaceans and fungi, and thus are cheap, abundant, sustainable, non-toxic, recyclable and biocompatible. Remarkable applications include food additives and preservation, packaging materials, biopesticides and fertilisers, drug delivery, tissue engineering, bioflocculation and dye removal. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Nutritional and Additive Uses of Chitin and Chitosan in the Food Industry (Carla Harkin, Norbert Mehlmer, Dirk V. Woortman, Thomas B. Brück, Wolfram M. Brück)....Pages 1-43 Chitosan for Seafood Processing and Preservation (Piotr Kulawik, Ewelina Jamróz, Fatih Özogul)....Pages 45-79 Applications of Chitosan as Food Packaging Materials (Patricia Cazón, Manuel Vázquez)....Pages 81-123 Applications of Chitin in Agriculture (Julia L. Shamshina, Tetyana Oldham (Konak), Robin D. Rogers)....Pages 125-146 Chitosan-Based Hydrogels (Janaina Oliveira Gonçalves, Vanessa Mendonça Esquerdo, Tito Roberto Sant’Anna Cadaval Jr, Luiz Antonio de Almeida Pinto)....Pages 147-173 Chitin and Chitosan in Drug Delivery (Rabinarayan Parhi)....Pages 175-239 Application of Chitosan-Based Formulations in Controlled Drug Delivery (Jacques Desbrieres, Catalina Peptu, Lacramiora Ochiuz, Corina Savin, Marcel Popa, Silvia Vasiliu)....Pages 241-314 Design of Nano-Chitosans for Tissue Engineering and Molecular Release (Sheriff Adewuyi, Iriczalli Cruz-Maya, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Vincenzo Guarino)....Pages 315-334 Chitosan for Direct Bioflocculation Processes (Eric Lichtfouse, Nadia Morin-Crini, Marc Fourmentin, Hassiba Zemmouri, Inara Oliveira Carmo do Nascimento, Luciano Matos Queiroz et al.)....Pages 335-380 Cross-Linked Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for Dye Removal (Grégorio Crini, Giangiacomo Torri, Eric Lichtfouse, George Z. Kyzas, Lee D. Wilson, Nadia Morin-Crini)....Pages 381-425 Back Matter ....Pages 427-428