Process for forming films, fibers, and beads from chitinous biomass
First Claim
1. A process for preparing chitin films, fibers, or beads, comprising:
- a) contacting an ionic liquid with a chitinous biomass to form a residue and a chitin comprising solution, wherein the ionic liquid comprises a cation and an anion, wherein the cation is 3-ethyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium and the anion is a C1-8 carboxylate;
b) adding a coagulant to the solution formed in step (a) and casting the chitin comprising solution into a film, a fiber, or a bead.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a process for forming films, fibers, and beads comprising a chitinous mass, for example, chitin, chitosan obtained from one or more biomasses. The disclosed process can be used to prepare films, fibers, and beads comprising only polymers, i.e., chitin, obtained from a suitable biomass, or the films, fibers, and beads can comprise a mixture of polymers obtained from a suitable biomass and a naturally occurring and/or synthetic polymer. Disclosed herein are the films, fibers, and beads obtained from the disclosed process. This Abstract is presented solely to aid in searching the subject matter disclosed herein and is not intended to define, limit, or otherwise provide the full scope of the disclosed subject matter.
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1. A process for preparing chitin films, fibers, or beads, comprising:
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a) contacting an ionic liquid with a chitinous biomass to form a residue and a chitin comprising solution, wherein the ionic liquid comprises a cation and an anion, wherein the cation is 3-ethyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium and the anion is a C1-8 carboxylate; b) adding a coagulant to the solution formed in step (a) and casting the chitin comprising solution into a film, a fiber, or a bead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A process for preparing chitin films, comprising:
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a) dissolving or dispersing a source of chitin in an first ionic liquid to form a first solution wherein the ionic liquid comprises a cation and an anion, wherein the cation is 3-ethyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium and the anion is a C1-8 carboxylate; b) separating any undissolved material to form a second solution; c) adding a first coagulant to the second solution to form regenerated chitin; d) isolating the regenerated chitin; e) redissolving the regenerated chitin in a second ionic liquid; and f) adding a second coagulant and casting the regenerated chitin from step (e) into a film, a fiber, or a bead. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 21. A mixture of chitinous biomass and an ionic liquid, wherein the ionic liquid comprises a cation and an anion, wherein the cation is 3-ethyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium and the anion is a C1-8 carboxylate.
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24. A chitin fiber, wherein the fiber is pulled from a mixture of crustacean shells and the ionic liquid is 3-ethyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium acetate.
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