Isolasi Kitin Dari Limbah Cangkang Kepiting (Scylla Sp) Dengan Variasi Pelaru…

Crab shell is a waste that reach 50-60% of total weight, with chitin content of 20-30%. Chitin is biopolymer commercially used in biochemistry, medicine, textile, agriculture and others. The main aim of this research is to compare the level of lightness and whiteness of chitin produced in the bleaching process with organic and inorganic solvents. The research was started by reducing the size of…