PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON THERMOLYSIS OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN WITH α-HYDROXY ACIDS.

Chitin and chitosan were thermolyzed at 200, 230 and 250⁰C with either lactic, citric or tartaric acid added. These acids accelerated the thermal decomposition of both polysaccharides. Chitin produced a mushroom-like scent and solid residues of pH around 5.5. Aqueous solubility (AS) of the solids increased with a dose of hydroxy acid added and thermolysis temperature, never exceeding 11%. Water binding capacity (WBC) of the solids decreased with the dose of hydroxy acid and processing temperature. Chitosan and lactic acid gave a scent resembling the protein hydrolysate whereas the reaction of that polysaccharide with citric acid produced a limonade-like scent, and tartaric acid reacted with chitosan with the formation of burnt caramel aroma. AS and WBC of the solid residues from these reactions resembled those obtained from chitin. They were slightly basic (pH 7.2 - 7.6).

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W latach 2022-2024 kwartalnik naukowy Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences realizuje projekt nr RCN/SP/0520/2021/1 finansowany ze środków budżetu państwa – Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki w ramach programu „Rozwój czasopism naukowych”. Dofinansowanie wynosi 120 000 zł. W ramach projektu podejmowane są działania zmierzające do podniesienia poziomu praktyk wydawniczych i edytorskich, zwiększenia wpływu czasopism na rozwój nauki oraz utrzymania się czasopism w międzynarodowym obiegu naukowym.

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