# Chitosan

Pyanodons item · internal name `chitosan` · stack size 100 · first craftable in tier 5 (Chemical science pack, [tier 5](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/tier/5.md))
HTML page: https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chitosan/

## Produced by (2 recipes)

### Chitosan (`chitosan`)

- 5 s · tier 5
- Ingredients: 5 × [Chitin](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chitin.md), 5 × [Sodium hydroxide](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/sodium-hydroxide.md), 50 × [Mutant enzymes](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/mutant-enzymes.md), 2 × [Empty petri dish](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/empty-petri-dish.md)
- Results: 5 × [Chitosan](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chitosan.md)
- Made in: Bioreactor, Bioreactor, Bioreactor, Bioreactor MK 02, Bioreactor MK 02, Bioreactor MK 02, Bioreactor MK 03, Bioreactor MK 03, Bioreactor MK 03, Bioreactor MK 04, Bioreactor MK 04, Bioreactor MK 04, Bioreactor, Bioreactor MK 02, Bioreactor MK 03, Bioreactor MK 04
- Unlocked by: [Chitin processing](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/tech/chitin.md)

### Chitosan (`path-3-advanced-recipe`)

- 5 s · tier ?
- Ingredients: 5 × [Chitin](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chitin.md), 5 × [Sodium hydroxide](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/sodium-hydroxide.md), 50 × [Blood](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/blood.md), 2 × [Empty petri dish](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/empty-petri-dish.md)
- Results: 5 × [Chitosan](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chitosan.md)
- Made in: Bioreactor, Bioreactor, Bioreactor, Bioreactor MK 02, Bioreactor MK 02, Bioreactor MK 02, Bioreactor MK 03, Bioreactor MK 03, Bioreactor MK 03, Bioreactor MK 04, Bioreactor MK 04, Bioreactor MK 04
- Unlocked by an upgrade choice (script), not research

## Used in (14 recipes)

- Compost 1 × Chitosan (`biomass-chitosan`, tier 1) → [Biomass](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/biomass.md)
- Aluminium ore (`extract-aluminium`, tier 5) → [Aluminium ore](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/ore-aluminium.md)
- Lead ore (`extract-lead`, tier 5) → [Lead ore](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/ore-lead.md)
- Nanofibrils (`nanofibrils`, tier 5) → [Nanofibrils](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/nanofibrils.md)
- Nanofibrils (`nanofibrils-2`, tier 5) → [Nanofibrils](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/nanofibrils.md)
- Advanced coating (`science-coating`, tier 6) → [Advanced coating](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/science-coating.md)
- Cooling system (`cooling-system`, tier 6) → [Cooling system](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/cooling-system.md)
- Processor core (`processor-core`, tier 6) → [Processor core](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/processor-core.md)
- Trits MK 03 (`trits-mk03r`, tier 6) → [Trits MK 03](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/trits-mk03.md)
- Yaedols MK 03 (`yaedols-mk03-breeder`, tier 6) → [Yaedols MK 03](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/yaedols-mk03.md)
- Nanocarrier (`nanocarrier`, tier 7) → [Nanocarrier](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/nanocarrier.md)
- Nexelit silver matrix (`nxag-matrix`, tier 7) → [Nexelit silver matrix](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/nxag-matrix.md)
- Bioscaffold (`bio-scafold-3`, tier 8) → [Bioscaffold](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/bio-scafold.md)
- Bioscaffold (`bio-scafold-3-with-lamp`, tier ?) → [Bioscaffold](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/bio-scafold.md)