Varad Ravindra Pradhan and Aka N. Bedekar
Abstract
A new method is proposed for determination of the degree of deacetylation of Chitosan.When Chitosan is subjected to react with dilute Sulfuric acid, deacetylation takes place.As a result the Acetic acid which is generated due to acid hydrolysis of Chitosan is distilled out.The distillate is directly titrated with a known concentration of Sodium Hydroxide using Phenolphthalein as an indicator.