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Chitosan from Tumid Venus Clam for Bioplastics by Vaughn Dumpit is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This research proposal aims to extract chitosan from waste seashells, specifically Tumid Venus Clam, and utilize it as an additive to bioplastic to increase the biodegradability. A pre-experiment identified Tumid Venus Clam as having the highest chitosan content among other shells. Chitosan characterization showed it has low viscosity, 62.92% degree of deacetylation and 78.70% purity. Bioplastic was produced with 0%, 10%, and 20% chitosan and buried in soil to test biodegradability. Adding 10% chitosan incr

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Vaughn Dumpit

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