Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 36

Grégorio Crini (1) , Eric Lichtfouse (2)

1 LCE - Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249)
2 CEREGE - Centre européen de recherche et d'enseignement des géosciences de l'environnement

This book reviews recent research and applications of chitin and chitosan, as natural alternatives of fossil fuel products, in medicine and pharmacy, agriculture, food science and water treatment. Chitin and chitosan products are polysaccharides derived from food waste of crustaceans and fungi, and thus are cheap, abundant, sustainable, non-toxic, recyclable and biocompatible. Remarkable applications include food additives and preservation, packaging materials, biopesticides and fertilisers, drug delivery, tissue engineering, bioflocculation and dye removal.

Mots clés: Packaging; Drug Delivery; Tissue Engineering

Mots clés: Biopesticide; Bioflocculation

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Grégorio Crini, Eric Lichtfouse. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 36: Chitin and Chitosan: Applications in Food, Agriculture, Pharmacy, Medicine and Wastewater Treatment. Springer International Publishing AG, 36, 2019, Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 978-3-030-16581-9; 978-3-030-16580-2. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-16581-9⟩. ⟨hal-02791404⟩