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Harnessing the potential of microbial keratinases for bioconversion of keratin waste
The increasing global consumption of poultry meat has led to the generation of a vast quantity of feather keratin waste daily, posing significant...
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Novel Hydrophobic/Oleophilic Keratin/Cellulose Composite Cryogels for Spilled Oil Removal
Hydrophobic/oleophilic absorbent materials have been mostly studied and used in recovery spilled oil. A facile and ecofriendly strategy was developed...
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Valorization of feather waste in Brazil: structure, methods of extraction, and applications of feather keratin
This systematic review presents the potential of using feather waste as a β-keratin source, including the Brazilian scenario in the generation of...
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An optimal designed experiment for the alkaline hydrolysis of feather keratin
Feathers, burdensome waste from the poultry industry, can be a cheap source of keratin, a protein with excellent physicochemical, biological, and...
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Preparation of Hydrophobic/Oleophilic Keratin/Cellulose Composite Cryogel for Effective Removal of Oily Pollutants from Water
In order to solve the oily wastewater problems caused by frequent oil spill accidents and industrial production, hydrophobic/oleophilic absorbent...
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Improved filtration for dye removal using keratin–polyamide blend nanofibrous membranes
Dyes from industrial wastewaters represent one of the most hazardous pollutants as they are not effectively biodegradable. The present work is...
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Development of novel and ecological keratin/cellulose-based composites for absorption of oils and organic solvents
Keratin/cellulose cryogels were successfully fabricated using chicken feathers (CF) and cardboard (C) from environmental waste for the first time, to...
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Electrospun Keratin-Polysulfone Blend Membranes for Treatment of Tannery Effluents
Due to the high toxicity of effluents radiating from tannery industries, there is a need for effluent treatment so as to limit its dangerous impacts...
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Fabrication of mechanical robust keratin adsorbent by induced molecular network transition and its dye adsorption performance
Keratin-based adsorbents showed a great potential in environmental pollution remediation. However, fabrication of keratin adsorbent with an excellent...
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Fabrication of Novel Keratin/Cellulose-Based Composites for Oils and Organic Solvents Absorption
In this paper, a new kind of cryogel biocomposite was prepared by combining the dissolution of chicken feathers (CF) and cardboard waste (C) without...
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A sustainable approach for degrading Vellore Nattu kozhi feather waste, analytical amino acid profiling and its computational studies
Nattu kozhi (Red jungle fowl— Gallus gallus domesticus ) is a breed of chickens that is native to the southern regions of India, Vellore. These...
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Valorization of Feather Waste by Microbial Enzymatic Activity: Bioconversion, Production and Application
The recalcitrant heap of chicken feathers is one of the most hostile environmental pollutants. It has been estimated that about 8.5 billion tons of...
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Valorization of Leather Industry Solid Waste for Sustainability Through a Biorefinery Approach
The leather industry generates $150 billion USD annually. The industry that processes animal hides or skins for finished leather goods generates a...
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Metabarcoding analysis of the bacterial and fungal communities during the maturation of preparation 500, used in biodynamic agriculture, suggests a rational link between horn and manure
Horn manure (Preparation 500) is a product used in the practice of biodynamic agriculture. It is obtained by an underground fermentation of cow fecal...
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Evaluation of the Disposition Of Swine Hair Pre-treated with Trichoderma sp. in the Soil
The growing animal protein production results in a high generation of waste considered environmental pollutants, such as swine hair, which is...
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Production and characterization of novel thermo- and organic solvent–stable keratinase and aminopeptidase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4–3 for effective poultry feather degradation
Feather biodegradation is an important premise for efficient resource development and utilization, in which keratinase plays an important role....
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Current Trends and Prospects of Transforming Animal Waste into Food
Animal waste production is a disquieting situation all over the world. Presently, research and development is working to utilize waste for producing...
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Keratin based thermoplastic biocomposites: a review
AbstractFibre reinforced composites have become important materials for manufacturing a diverse range of industrial products. Keratin-rich materials...
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Multifarious revolutionary aspects of microbial keratinases: an efficient green technology for future generation with prospective applications
Since the dawn of century, tons of keratin bio-waste is generated by the poultry industry annually, and they end up causing environmental havoc....
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Sustainable Approaches in Textile-Sizing Process
Sizing is a necessary process imparting required strength, smoothness, abrasion, and static charge resistance to warp yarns so that weaving process...