Chitosan CAS 9012-76-4

Product Name:       Chitosan

Properties        Off-white, innocuous, flavorless, amorphous and semitransparent solid, soluble in acid, insoluble in water and alkalis or ordinary organic solvents, decomposed at 185°C

Appearance            offer white powder or flake

Specification

ITEMS	SPECIFICATIONS
Appearance	Off-white powder
Degree of Deacetylation,	≥85,90, 95 %
pH	7.0-8.0
Loss on Drying,	≤10 %
Residue on Ignition,	≤1.0%
Insoluble,	≤1.0%
Heavy Metals,  (as Pb)	≤10 ppm
Arsenic,	≤0.5 ppm
Total Plate Count,	≤1000 cfu/g
Yeast,	≤100 cfu/g
E.Coli	Negative
Salmonella	Negative
Viscosity (1%,20°C),   mpa.s	30-1000
Particle Size, mesh	40, 60, 80,100

Application

Widely used in the following industries: food, health care, textile , dyeing and printing, leather, coating, tobacco, plastics, cosmetics, feed, color film, paper making, bioengineering, agriculture protecting and sewage treatment etc.

Packing and Storage

Packing      25kg/drum, 20kg/carton.

Storage       Keep tightly closed in a cool place in a tightly closed container.

Safety Information

Non-hazardous for air, sea and road freight.