Chitin and chitosan as chromatographic supports and adsorbents for collection of metal ions from organic and aqueous solutions and sea-water

R A Muzzarelli; O Tubertini

doi:10.1016/0039-9140(69)80218-3

Chitin and chitosan as chromatographic supports and adsorbents for collection of metal ions from organic and aqueous solutions and sea-water

Talanta. 1969 Dec;16(12):1571-7. doi: 10.1016/0039-9140(69)80218-3.

Authors

R A Muzzarelli¹, O Tubertini

Affiliation

¹ "G. Ciamician" Institute of Chemistry, School of Analytical Chemistry, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna 40126, Italy.

PMID: 18960678
DOI: 10.1016/0039-9140(69)80218-3

Abstract

The rates of adsorption of several metal ions on chitin and chitosan in water and sea-water have been measured; chitin and chitosan are proposed as Chromatographic chelating supports. These natural polymers are also suitable for recovery of trace metals from sea-water.