Two fascinating polysaccharides: Chitosan and starch. some prominent characterizations for applying as eco-friendly food packaging and pollutant remover in aqueous medium. progress in recent years: A review

Abstract

© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.The call to use biodegradable, eco-friendly materials is urgent. The use of biopolymers as a replacement for the classic petroleum-based materials is increasing. Chitosan and starch have been widely studied with this purpose: to be part of this replacement. The importance of proper physical characterization of these biopolymers is essential for the intended application. This review focuses on characterizations of chitosan and starch, approximately from 2017 to date, in one of their most-used applications: food packaging for chitosan and as an adsorbent agent of pollutants in aqueous medium for starch.