DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC AEROGELS CONTAINING CHITOSAN BIO-POLYMER FROM EUROPEAN GREEN CRAB (EGC) SHELLS

Tuesday, May 6, 2025: 9:30 AM
Room 9 (Vancouver Convention Centre)
Dr. Lukas Bichler, PhD, P.Eng., FIMMM , The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
Mr. Mitchell Barrett , The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
Dr. Marina Schwan , German Aerospace Center, Cologne, NRW, Germany
Prof. Barbara Milow , German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, NRW, Germany
Dr. Adam Dzierbinski , German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, NRW, Germany
Dr. Martin Sgraja , German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, NRW, Germany
Ms. Crysta Stubbs , Coastal Restoration Society, Port Alberni, BC, Canada
Mr. Ryan Chamberland , Coastal Restoration Society, Port Alberni, BC, Canada
The European Green Crab (EGC) is recognized as one of the world’s most destructive aquatic invasive species and has had a profound detrimental impact on the ecosystem of the Pacific coastline for over 20 years. The Coastal Restoration Society and the T’Sou-ke First Nations in British Columbia, Canada, have developed a large-scale trapping and control plan for EGC. This research is a part of the DLR@UBC collaboration, and focused on extracting chitin, a biopolymer naturally present in the EGC shells, and converting it to chitosan for use in organic aerogels. The carbonization and activation, along with the potential use of the organic aerogels for gas filtration applications are discussed.
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