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US 4,063,016 AGranted
Chitin complexes with alcohols and carbonyl compounds
AssigneeUniversity of Delaware
InventorPaul R. Austin
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Abstract
New compositions of matter comprising complexes of chitin with lower molecular weight alcohols, aldehydes and ketones have been discovered. These complexes are useful in the solution and purification of chitin and in the preparation of modified chitins for fibers, films and plastics, and for pharmaceutical purposes.
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A complex of chitin with an oxygen-containing complexing agent containing up to 10 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of saturated aliphatic and alicyclic alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones, said complex having a sharp endothermic heat change when subjected to differential thermal analysis.
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