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Only carapace or the entire cephalothorax: which is best to obtain chitosan from shrimp fishery waste?

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The polysaccharide chitin (CHIT), extracted mainly from exoskeletons of crustaceans, can be obtained from shrimp fishery waste. It is the source of an important biopolymer, chitosan (CHITS) that presents a wide range of applications, such as the treatment of effluents containing heavy metals and dyes, and in several bioremediation processes. In this context, this work evaluated the chitosan production from two shrimp residues, the whole cephalothorax (CPTx) and the carapace (CRP, the exoskeleton from the cephalothorax), of the commercially exploited shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri, to identify which of the two sources is more advantageous. Starting from standard masses of CPTx and CRP residues, the production of 3.12 times more CHITS from CRP, compared to CPTx, is demonstrated. The results are extremely important since both residues were submitted to the same physicochemical processes, requiring the same chemical reagents. Therefore, there is a significant reduction in the quantity of reagents when extracting CHITS from CRP, representing a great economic and environmental advantage.

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The authors thank Wilson Orsini (Centro Universitario UNISAGRADO) for Technical support. This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001. William Santana thanks São Paulo Research Foundation—FAPESP for financial support (Grant # BIOTA 2013/01201-0), the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development—CNPq [Grant PQ #315185/2020-1] and the Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (6647309/2017). Samples were transported in compliance with the Brazilian state and federal environmental laws (permanent license for collection of Zoological Material MMA/ICMBio/SISBIO number 37356-1 to WS). Angela Kinoshita thanks the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development—CNPq [Grant PQ #309186/2020-0]. Edilson M Pinto tanks National Council for Scientific and Technologica Delevopment - CNPq [Grant 481340/2013-0].

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  1. Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Centro Universitário Sagrado Coração, UNISAGRADO, Rua Irmã Arminda, 10-50, Jd. Brasil, Bauru, SP, 17011-160, Brazil

    Lilian Wegner, Pedro Negraes de Almeida Soares & Edilson M. Pinto

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    Angela Kinoshita & Fabio Friol Guedes de Paiva

  3. Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Rua Cel. Antônio Luis, 1161, Pimenta, Crato, Ceará, 63105-000, Brazil

    William Santana

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Wegner, L., Kinoshita, A., de Paiva, F.F.G. et al. Only carapace or the entire cephalothorax: which is best to obtain chitosan from shrimp fishery waste?. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 23, 1831–1837 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-021-01254-z

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