Chitosan, a polycationic polymer and waste product from the seafood processing industry, is an abundant natural resource that has, as yet, not been fully utilized. Advantages of this polymer include availability, low cost, high biocompatibility, biodegradability and ease of chemical modification. In this paper, the physicochemical properties of chitosan, as well as its numerous applications, are reviewed with particular emphasis on its use in water treatment, pharmaceutics, agriculture and membrane formation.

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTCrystalline Changes in Copper Due to AnnealingF. C. Howard and E. T. DunnCite this: Ind. Eng. Chem. 1929, 21, 6, 550–553Publication Date (Print):June 1, 1929Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 June 1929https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ie50234a008https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50234a008research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views85Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access options Get e-Alerts