The origin of chitin

Chitin is the 21st century and new materials, and its human and social development and progress have a great role. The reasons: First, chitin is the world’s second largest after the cellulose biological resources, the biological synthesis of up to 10 billion tons, can be said that the supply of biological resources. This is undoubtedly to the crisis facing the global depletion of human resources, has brought vitality. Second is the world almost all the countries in research and development of chitin, the annual report published papers on the 10,000, some countries on average every three days to declare a patent application of chitin, chitosan has a connotation of wealth and the prospects are bright The globalization of the material and high-tech, has become the forefront of world attention disciplines. Third, the chitin of commercial products have been around the world, its application has been extended to industry, agriculture, environmental protection, national defense, people’s lives, and so on, all-encompassing, its penetration of the industry, the breadth of application areas, the Lee’s abundant resources are more than other industries. Some years after the formation of billions of dollars in the market. Fourth, the modern civilization created by mankind, but also damaged the natural ecological balance, human beings for the survival of the natural environment is deteriorating. We are facing major diseases is no longer the bacteria, viruses and parasites, but such as cancer, cardiovascular and chronic diseases such as diabetes. Of these diseases, cell protection and regulation of the food more than the anti-drug application. Chitin is now only found in nature with positive charge of food fiber, with the current food does not have the physiological function, known as essential to human health and lives of the first six elements. This is to solve problems of human society has long been the "disease of modern civilization" to protect human health, improve the quality of human existence and development is of great significance. Fifth, the environmental chitin is a source of fiber, it is non-toxic, tasteless, Light Fastness, heat and corrosion-resistant, but do not fear the erosion Chongzhu and alkali, biodegradable, plastic is expected to become a substitute for, not only can To lift the human face of "white pollution", but can also eliminate the internal and external environment faced by the body of toxic substances harmful to human threats, to achieve sustainable economic and social development.

above, the 21st century will be the largest chitin research, development, the application of the times, chitin research and development will be high and new technology for the 21st century one of the commanding heights, the industry will be the chitin 21 most promising emerging industries, the development and application, will lead to related industrial revolution. Human society can not be separated from chitin, chitin is our common treasure of all mankind.

the face of worldwide research and development of chitin and the coming era of chitin. For China, is an opportunity and challenge. Currently China’s research and development of chitin are also emerging. There are thousands of scientific research institutes, universities and enterprises in the chitin application development, in recent years, the chitin production has exceeded 4,000 tons mark and has held various chitin relevant national academic conference eight times, published by the crustacean - As many as hundreds of papers report. However, our chitin production technology level is low, and low-grade products, application development scattered strength, research duplication, the low level of industrialization. We gather this to be the Government, industry, the business community the power to determine the cause of China’s development of chitin and the best way to target, clear focus and chitin industrial development should take protection measures to meet the solid pace of the arrival times of chitin .