Detailed Project Report on chitin & chitosan (technical & medical grade)

CHITIN & CHITOSAN
(TECHNICAL & MEDICAL GRADE)

[CODE NO.1894]

     Chitin is a white, hard, inelastic, nitrogenous, polysaccharide found in the outer skeleton of insects, crabs, shrimps and lobsters and in the internal   structures of invertebrates. It is the second most abundant organic compound next to cellulose. It is a macro molecular linear polymer of_ (1-4) N acetyl D glucosamine and is insoluble in water and many organic solvents. Chitin itself has only a few applications; it acts more as a precursor of Chitosan, its  most   familiar derivative.

     Chitosan is deacetylated chitin, and is polymer of _(1-4) acetyl - D glucosamine. It has multifarious uses in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and medical industries. It is even considered as a wonder drug of the twenty-first century due to  its  versatile utility.

     Chitin   is a chemical compound belong to   glucosamine polysaccharide  group categories. It contains about 7%  nitrogen, and is structurally similar to cellulose.

     It is the principal constituent of the shells of prawn fish, shrimps, crabs,  lobsters, beetles and other sea fishes.  It is also found in some fungi, algal, and yeasts.

     Way back in 1811 it was discovered by a French botanist that theibrous                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   material in the shell of prawn is chitin which is a polymer of N-Acetyl glucosamine. But it was only in 1974 that the CIFT came out with a simple technology for extraction of chitin from prawn shell waste and its conversion to chitosan.

     Fish is a valuable and easily accessible source of  food, rich  in  proteins.  India has abundant marine and inland fish resources.  It has a coast-line c.  4,667  km.  long  and   a continental  shelf  2,59,000 sq. km. or more  in  area,  offering considerable scope for the establishment of fisheries. The Bay of Bengal  and the Arabian Sea abound in fishing grounds; gulfs  and bays all along the coast and a large number of islands with their mangrove swamps and coral reefs, are rich sources of marine fish.


COST ESTIMATION

Plant Capacity                                    2.00 TON/day  
Land & Building (1.5 Acres)             Rs. 3.35  Cr  
Plant & Machinery                              Rs. 6.50  Cr     
W.C. for 3 Months                               Rs. 8.96  Cr
Total Capital Investment                   Rs. 19.03 Cr          
Rate of Return                                    33%  
Break Even Point                                46%

INTRODUCTION                                            
PROPERTIES & CHARACTERISTICS                                
USES AND APPLICATIONS                                    
APPLICATION OF CHITOSAN                                    
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL USES                            
CHITIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS                                    
B. I. S. SPECIFICATION                                        
MARKET SURVEY                                            
MARINE PRODUCTS EXPORTS CROSSED 2.67 BILLION IN 2010-11            
GLOBAL CHITOSAN MARKET                                    
PRESENT MANUFACTURERS OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN                    
CATHAY INDO ESSENCE BIOTECH PRIVATE LTD                        
FOREIGN PRODUCERS OF CHITIN & CHITOSAN                        
SPECIFICATION AND TEST FOR MEDICAL GRADE CHITOSAN                
RAW MATERIALS                                            
MANUFACTURING PROCESS                                    
PROCESS FLOWSHEET FOR MANUFACTURING OF
 CHITIN-FROM PRAWN FISH SHELL WASTES                            
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF CHITOSAN    (MEDICAL GRADE)            
CHITOSAN MANUFACTURING FROM    CHITIN(MEDICAL GRADE)            
THE PROCESS                                            
ILLUSTRATION OF THE PROCESS                                
PROCESS IN DETAILED                                        
DEPROTEINIZATION OF CHITIN FROM      SHRIMP HEAD WASTE                
PRODUCTION METHOD OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN FROM SHRIMP SHELL IN BATCH CULTURE OF LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM                        
EFFLUENT TREATMENT PROCESS                                
PLANT LAYOUT                                            
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY                            
SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIAL                                    
ADDRESSES FOR CONSULTANT & TURNKEY PLANT                    



APPENDIX –A

01.    PLANT ECONOMICS                        
02.    LAND & BUILDING                     
03.    PLANT AND MACHINERY                    
04.    OTHER FIXED ASSESTS                    
05.    FIXED CAPITAL                        
06.    RAW MATERIAL                        
07.    SALARY AND WAGES                    
08.    UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS                    
09.    TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL                    
10.    TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT                
11.    COST OF PRODUCTION                    
12.    TURN OVER/ANNUM                        
13.    BREAK EVEN POINT                     
14.    RESOURCES FOR FINANCE                    
15.    INSTALMENT  PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS                
16.    DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS                
17.    PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS                
18.    PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)