Research Article

Nanofibrillation of Dry Chitin Powder by Star Burst System

Table 2

Relative degree of chitin nanofiber crystallinity prepared with and without AcOH at various numbers of passes.

Number of passesRelative crystallinity (%)
Without AcOHWith AcOH

Original chitin83.7
1 pass84.784.0
5 pass85.284.0
10 pass85.483.7