Physicochemical Characterization of Thermally Treated Chitosans and Chitosans Obtained by Alkaline Deacetylation

Table 1

Chitosan samples used to determine the viscosity average molar masses (Mv).

Treatment	Temperature (°C)	Time (h)	Code
Thermally treated chitosan	100	0 (control)	A
		3	B
		10	C
Chitosan obtained by alkaline deacetylation of chitin	100–110	1	D
	110–122	1.5	E