I have been dissolving chitosan in acidified water. What can be the solvents for chitosan other than acids?
Hi Ruchir,
Solubility of chitosan is majorly dependent on its molecular weight. Usually low molecular weight chitosan's are water soluble, but in general medium and high molecular weight polymers are soluble in 1% acid solutions.
Good luck,
Normally chitosans are soluble in acetic acid 0.1M.
Thank you all for your suggestions!
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