The objective of this project is to study the flocculating-coagulating power of a natural biopolymer (chitosan) functionalised by quaternisation, in order to facilitate the liquid/solid separation of effluents from the cassava processing industry. The use of biopolymers as coagulants-flocculants can be of great interest because they are natural products, inexpensive and characterized by their environmental harmlessness. Chitosan (CS), the second most abundant biopolymer in the world and known for its many advantages, is a linear copolymer (D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine) produced by deacetylation of chitin.
Project Number : 1600-103
Year : 2016
Type of funding : AAP CHIMIE
Project type : AAP
Start date :
01 Feb 2017
End date :
30 Dec 2017
Flagship project :
Non
Project leader :
Christelle Wisniewski/Ghislain David
Project leader's institution :
UM
Project leader's RU :
QUALISUD
Budget allocated :
5308 €
Total budget allocated ( including co-financing) :
10616 €
Funding :
Labex