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With the experience of seeing the processing of shrimp shell waste, Universitas Airlangga (Unair) students have innovated  hand sanitizer products from shrimp shell waste. One of the team members, Arief Rubiana, explained that the idea for innovation came from his experience during the Fieldwork Practices in Thailand. At that time, he took the topic of “Research on Chitosan from shrimp shell waste.

By utilizing shrimp shell waste, this product is claimed to be more environmentally friendly. In addition, chitosan is organic, and it does not contain proteins that can cause allergies. Chitosan is a derived biopolymer compound that is organic in nature. Derivative compounds, that come from three stages, are deproteinization, demineralization, and deacetylation of chitin, which are found in marine animals such as shrimp and crabs.

Because the work on the innovation concept is carried out online, Arief admits that the innovation still needs further development to explore its effectiveness and packaging that must be eco-friendly. The innovation has made the second winner at the National Level in the Product Innovation Competition Category for the 2020 Student Creativity and Innovation Festival, Khairun Ternate University.