Study of heat treatment effect on structure and solubility of chitosan films
Chitosan films were obtained in the salt form and in the hydroxide form. Films were prepared by dry method of forming. For the production of films chitosan from mycelium biomass waste of fungus Aspergillus Niger was used. The effect of heat treatment on the structure and solubility of chitosan films was studied. It was established that during the heat treatment of the films the process of amidation takes place, which in turn leads to the structure ordering and reduces the solubility of the films.