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Chitin Preparation by Demineralizing Deproteinized Lobster Shells with CO2 and a Cationite

Miguel Ángel Ramírez¹, Patricia González², Juan Reinerio Fagundo², Margaret Suarez³, Clara Melian³, Tania Rodríguez¹, Carlos Peniche^4*

1 Los Palacios Unit (UCTB), National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA), Mayabeque, Cuba
2 Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Havana, Cuba
3 Faculty of Radiochemistry, Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences (InSTEC), Havana, Cuba
4 Biomaterials Center (BIOMAT), University of Havana, Havana, Cuba

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