Chitin can be readily obtained by simple extraction and the major source of industrial chitin is derived from wastes of marine food production, mainly crustacean shells, e.g., shrimp, crab, or krill shells [9,10,11]. Crustacean shell is composed of 30–40% proteins, 30–50% mineral salts, and 13–42% of chitin occurring in α-, β-, and γ ...Web