Extraction of high thermally stable and nanofibrous chitin from Cicada (Cicadoidea)
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Tarih
2018
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Wiley
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info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
Özet
Due to the increasing interest in natural biopolymers including chitin, the exploitation of economic and easily accessible chitin sources with good physicochemical properties is nowadays required. In view of this fact, in the current study chitin was extracted and physicochemically characterized from six Cicadas (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadoidea) species collected from Mediterranean region of Turkey (2014-15). Chitin was extracted using a classic extraction method that includes acid and base treatment. TGA results revealed a remarkable increase (410-412 degrees C) for all the six Cicada species compared to other chitin samples extracted from various sources. For all of the six selected species the chitin contents on the dry basis were determined as 6.7% for Cicadatra atra, 5.51% for C. hyalina, 8.84% for C. platyptera, 4.97% for Cicada lodosi, 6.49% for C. mordoganensis, and 5.88% for Cicadetta tibialis. The surface morphology of chitin isolates from Cicada species was observed to consist of nanofibers and nanopores.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Biopolymer, Characterization, Chitin, Cicadas, Insect, Isolation
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Entomological Research
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N/A
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
48
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6
