Mohammed H. Alqarni

Aug 29, 2023 | mdpi.com | s Name |Suraj Arora |Mohammed Ali AlQarni |Mohammed H. Alqarni |Gotam Das

1. IntroductionChitin is one of the naturally found polymers like collagen, alginate, and cellulose [1]. The recent surge in the research on these polymers is based on their ability to be used as an alternative to fossil fuels and being environmentally friendly [2,3,4]. Chitin occurs in the skeleton of arthropods, the cell wall of fungi, insects, and mushrooms and appears primarily as waste from the seafood/fish industry [2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10].