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 AJAC  Vol.1 No.2 , August 2010
A Simple Colorimetric Method for the Evaluation of Chitosan
Mohamed Abou-Shoer
Abstract: A simple sensitive and rapid colorimetric method has been developed, and herein described, for the qualitative and quantitative chemical assessment of the commercially available chitosan products. The described method relies on the reactivity of the basic amino function of chitosan with the acid dye bromocresol purple. The applied technique allows assessment of variability and selectivity changes in the quality of the marketed chitosan products.
Keywords: Chitosan, Dye, Colorimetric, Bromocresol Purple
Cite this paper: nullM. Abou-Shoer, "A Simple Colorimetric Method for the Evaluation of Chitosan," American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 1 No. 2, 2010, pp. 91-94. doi: 10.4236/ajac.2010.12012.
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