Chitosan
Chitosan is a sugar from the exoskeleton of shellfish. It has natural antimicrobial properties and forms into a natural alternative to plastic film packaging.STARTING LIFE
Shellfish
END LIFE
MATERIAL USES
Food Packaging ,
PROS
Chitosan is one of the most abundant biopolymers.
CONS
Chitosan packaging is a developing material with a limited number of suppliers at the moment.