Specification of Liquid Chitosan(Food Grade)

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TEST

SPECIFICATION

RESULT

REMARK

Appearance:

Liquid 

Pass

External shape estimation

Color

Clear, Yellow,

Clear

Gardner No. Max<2

Residue on Ignition

N/A

N/A

 

Protein Content

Less than 0.5%

0.14%

Kjeldal method

Degree of Deacetylation

More than 90%

90%

Colloidal method

Viscosity

50cps

(0.5% Sol.)

Prepared liquid chitosan by stirring 30 min. Measure with Brookfield viscometer (Model DV-II+) LV Spindle #0 at 30 deg.C

Insolubles

Less than 0.5% insolubility 

<0.1%

Dissolved 20g of chitosan in 100ml of distilled water Chitosan solution to which added 400 ml distilled water was stirred 30 min. Filtration with a GF/C and washed with 20ml acetone. Dry residue at 105 deg. C

Heavy metals(As) 

Less than 10 ppm

<1.0ppm

ICP Analysis

Heavy metals(Pb)

Less than 10 ppm

1.0ppm

ICP Analysis

pH

Less than 5.5

 

Liquid Chitosan

Odor

No taste and smell

 

 

Packing

20 liter bucket

 

 

 

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Chitosan Oligomer

Pharmaceutical grade Chitosan

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Carboxylmethyl Chitosan

Technical grade Chitosan

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