Properties and controlled release of chitosan microencapsulated limonene oil

Chitosan microcapsules containing limonene essential oil as active ingredient were prepared by coacervation using three different concentrations of NaOH (0.50, 1.00, 1.45 wt%) and fixed concentrations of chitosan and surfactant of 0.50 wt%. The produced microcapsules were fully characterized in thei...

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Main Author: Souza, Jefferson Mendes de (author)
Other Authors: Caldas, Artemísia L. (author), Tohidi, Shafagh Dinparast (author), Molina, J. (author), Souto, A. Pedro (author), Fangueiro, Raúl (author), Zille, Andrea (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Cellulose
Chitosan
Controlled release
Essential oil
Microcapsule
Limonene
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/34138
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/34138

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/34138

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