On Shores

About Us

On-SHORES On-SHORES Is A Natural Resource Driven Company That Focuses On Globally Manufactured Chitin, Protein And Chitosan From Shrimps And Crabs. Our Researchers Are Working Towards Finding New Methods And Derivatives From Plant And Marine Life. Their Findings And Discoveries Enable Us To Offer New Solutions For Different Industries. We Supply Consistent High Quality World Over. Chitin Is A Natural Product Extracted From Shrimp Or Crab Shell. It Is Used For Manufacturing Of Various Downstreams As I.e. Glucosamine, Chitosan And Others. Chitin And Its Derivatives (chitosan, Glucosamine) Have Numerous Applications In Agriculture, Biomedicine, Paper Making, Food Processing, Cosmetics, Textiles, Treatment Of Industrial Wastes Etc. The Crustacean Waste Is The Most Important Chitin Source For Commercial Use Due To Its High Chitin Content. Chitosan Is Produced Commercially By Deacetylation Of Chitin. On-SHORES Method For Synthesis Of Chitosan Is The Deacetylation Of Chitin Using Sodium Hydroxide As A Reagent And Water As Solvent. This Reaction Pathway, When Allowed To Go To Completion (complete Deacetylation) Yields Up To 98% Product. Chitosan Is Also Called The ?wonder-drug? Of The 21st Century With A Wide Range Of Very Interesting Applications All Across The Industrial Spectrum. We Look Forward To Do Business With You!