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Extraction and Characterization of Litopenaeus vannamei’s Shell as Potential Sources of Chitosan Biopolymers

Che Engku Noramalina Che Engku Chik¹, Amyra Suryatie Kamaruzzan¹, Ahmad Ideris Abdul Rahim¹, Fathurrahman Lananan^2,3, Azizah Endut⁴, Siti Aslamyah⁵, Nor Azman Kasan^1,*

1 Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia, Terengganu, Malaysia
2 East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia
3 Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia
4 Faculty of Innovative Design and Technology, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia
5 Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia

* Corresponding Author: Nor Azman Kasan. Email: