The invention provides a production method of chitooligosaccharide, belongs to the technical field of
fine chemical industry. The method is characterized in that
hydrogen peroxide is utilized as an oxidizer for oxidizing
chitosan to produce the chitooligosaccharide, wherein,
mass fraction of the
chitosan is 5%-35%; when a reaction end point is reached, the ratio of n (the
hydrogen peroxide) to n (the chitooligosaccharide) is 1.3-5.5, and
reaction temperature is 50-90 DEG C; the obtained reaction liquid is cooled to 0-10 DEG C, and materials are separated out with
ethanol with
volume fraction of 95% at minus 30-0 DEG C, wherein, the ratio of w (the
ethanol) to w (the reaction liquid) is 1-4; and the obtained
filter cake is washed with
ethanol with
volume fraction of 99% at minus 30-10 DEG C for 1-5 times, and then the
filter cake is dried at the temperature of 40-60 DEG C for 2-8 hours. The production method has the beneficial effects that molecular weight of the chitooligosaccharide is low, and the
solubility thereof can reach up to 80g per 100g of water; degradation is performed in a neutral medium, thus the obtained product contains no
inorganic salts; the reducing substance is added to the reaction liquid so as to completely eliminate the remaining
peroxide; and three wastes are avoided during the production process. The obtained chitooligosaccharide product has the advantages of high yield and bioactivity and improved color, and a
toxicology test proves that the product belongs to a non-toxic substance.