CHITOSAN POWDER

Product Details

Product Information:

Chitosan is a linear polysaccharide composed of randomly distributed β-(1-4)-linked D-glucosamine (deacetylated unit) and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (acetylated unit). It is made from shrimp and other crustacean shells. Chitosan can be used in many fields, in agriculture as a seed treatment and bio-pesticide, helping plants to fight off fungal infections; for wine making it can be used as a fining agent also helping to prevent spoilage.

Physical&Chemical properties:

Specifications:

1. Appearance: off white powder.

2. Deacetylation degree : 80%,85%,90%.

3. Viscosity:60-180mpa.s, Moisture<10%.

4. Ash content<1.2%, Insoluble<1%, PH 7.5-8.5.

5. heavy metals <8ppm, Arsenic<0.5ppm.

6. Total plate count<1000cfu/g, Yeast&Mold<100cfu/g.

7. Salmonella: Negative, E. Coli: Negative.

Properties:

Off white, innocuous, flavorless, amorphous and semitransparent solid, soluble in acid,insoluble in water and alkalis or ordinary organic solvents, decomposed at 185 Celsius degree.

Efficacy in Agriculture:

Chitosan is typically used as a natural seed treatment and plant growth enhancer, and as an eco-friendly bio-pesticide substance that boosts the innate ability of plants to be against the fungal infections.