Faezeh Hajiali

Every year, 6 to 8 million tons of crustacean shells are produced worldwide, with their majority dumped in landfills or in the sea. Although treated as waste, these shells are renewable feedstocks containing about 15-40% chitin, which can be deacetylated to produce chitosan…

European Green Crabs are considered one of the ten most unwanted species in the world. Due to their large number, huge appetite, and fierce competition with other species, they can drastically upset the overall balance of the marine ecosystem…