Abstract
Bat guano as new and attractive chitin and chitosan source
Highlights
Chitin is a biopolymer that forms the exoskeleton of arthropods, and is found in the cell walls of fungi
The chitin produced from the bat guano was determined to be in the alpha form according to Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) results
According to scanning electron microscope (SEM) micrographs, the chitin and chitosan structures were shaped like nanofibers
Summary
Chitin is a biopolymer that forms the exoskeleton of arthropods, and is found in the cell walls of fungi It has a wide range of uses in fields such as cosmetics, pharmacy, medicine, bioengineering, agriculture, textiles and environmental engineering based upon its nontoxic, ecofriendly, biocompability and biodegradability characteristics. Chitin is a structural aminopolysaccharide that and is found in the cell walls of yeast, fungi, protists and diatoms as well forms the exoskeletons of broad variety of invertebrates including sponges, worms, mollusks and, especially, arthropods species It has a wide range of uses in fields such as cosmetics, pharmacy, medicine, bioengineering, biological materials science, agriculture, textiles and environmental engineering based upon its nontoxic, ecofriendly, biocompability and biodegradability characteristics [1,2,3,4,5]. If bat guano is a viable source of chitin, the fact that there is a plentiful supply is a significant advantage
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