Extraction and Physicochemical Characterization of Chitin Derived from the Asian Hornet,&lt;em&gt; Vespa velutina&lt;/em&gt; Lepeletier 1836 (Hym.: Vespidae)
Journal: Preprints.org
Year: 2019

The isolation and characterization of chitin (CHI) obtained from Vespa velutina (CHIVV) is described. Moreover, a trapping procedure is presented to selectively catch the invasive species. The chitin contents of dry Vespa velutina was observed to be 11.7 %. The physicochemical properties of CHIVV was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), solid-state NMR (ssNMR), elemental analysis (EA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG). Obtained CH