Isolasi dan Karakterisasi Kitin dari Limbah Cangkang Kerang Asia (Corbicula fluminea): Isolation and Characterization of Chitin from Asian Shell Waste (Corbicula fluminea)

Ameilia Rachmadianty (Laboratorium Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kefarmasian “Farmaka Tropis”, Fakultas Farmasi, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Indonesia)
Fika Aryati (Laboratorium Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kefarmasian “Farmaka Tropis”, Fakultas Farmasi, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Indonesia)
Yurika Sastyarina (Laboratorium Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kefarmasian “Farmaka Tropis”, Fakultas Farmasi, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Indonesia)

Proceeding of Mulawarman Pharmaceuticals Conferences
Vol. 14 (2021): Proceeding of Mulawarman Pharmaceuticals Conferences

Chitin compounds are compounds that can be found from various animals of the Crustaceae group, for example such as crabs, shrimp, and shellfish. The purpose of this study was to find out the chitin content and chitin characteristics of asian shell waste (Corbicula fluminea). The stage of chitin insulation includes the process of deproteination using Sodium Hydroxide 3.5%, and the next process is the process of demineralization using Hydrochloric Acid 1 N. From the results of the isolation obtained chitin characterization in the form of chitin yield is 82.75%, with a grayish-white powder texture, and odorless, it perfectly soubled in Hydrochloric Acid 1 N, has a water content of 0.1764% and ash content of 58.0753%.