Materials in renewable energy technologies: Use of Chitosan based-materials for water treatment

Chitosan is naturally bio-polymer obtained through chitin deacetylation. Chitosan can be molded in several shapes, such as membranes, microspheres, gel beads and films, and is able to use for wide application including food and nutrition, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, biomedicai, water treatment and other purposes. The aim of this work was to characterize the properties of biopolymer prepared by freeze-drying technique. Cylindrical foams were formed and then characterized and tested for their ability to water treatment. The surface morphology and topographic analysis of the polymer samples was examined by Scanning Electron Microscope and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was investigated.