Specification

Standard

Test Result

Appearance

off white powder

Conform

Odor

Odorless

Conform

Identification

Positive by FTIR

Conform

Chloride

10.0-20.0%

16.5%

PH

4.0-6.0

5.2

Density

0.20-0.3g/ml

0.25g/ml

Loss on drying

≤15%

<10%

Ash  Content

≤1%

0.6%

Viscosity

According to business requirement                  (determned by 1% chitosan dissolved   in 1% Acetic Acid Solution at 20 ℃)

<50mpa.s

Heavy Metals

≤10ppm

Conform

Iron (Fe)

≤50ppm

Conform

Particle size

80 mesh

Conform

Microbial Contamination

TVMAC

NMT  1000cfu per gram

Conform

Yeast & Moulds

NMT 100 cfu per gram

Conform

Enterobacteriaceae

NMT100 cfu per gram

Conform

E.Coli

ND per gram

Conform

Salmonellae

ND per 10 grams

conform