Keratin was extracted from different segments of disposable waste chicken feathers (CF)
including the whole feathers, calamus/rachis (β-sheet) and barbs/barbules (α-helix), using …

Huge amount of keratinous waste, especially birds' feathers, demands more value-added
application instead of dumping. The present work reports the results of experiments aimed at …

Keratins are proteins that form hard fibers, present in wool, horns and hoofs, feathers etc.
The feathers consist of up to 10% of total chicken weight. Uncontrolled disposal of feathers …

Extraction of keratin from keratinous waste materials, such as chicken feathers, has been
identified as the favourable approach in beneficiation of this biomass. The chemical …

This study modeled and optimized the operational conditions for the extraction of keratin
from waste chicken feathers via alkaline hydrolysis method. Response Surface methodology …

Chicken feather, a potential source of keratin, is often disposed as waste material. Although
some methods, ie, hydrolysis, reduction, and oxidation, have been developed to isolate …

Uncontrolled disposal of feathers from the poultry industry and slaughterhouses is
environmentally undesirable. The feathers are composed of approximately 90% of keratin …

The present research was conducted to extract keratin protein from chicken feathers. Protein
is an important nutrient needed by our body to maintain body structures and is an important …

What is keratin? And why to use the keratin? Well known that protein is a part of every cell in
living organism's body which plays many different roles to keep living things alive and …

Chicken feather keratin was solubilized by 0.1 n sodium hydroxide heating at 90° C for 15
min. A half of the starting keratin was recovered in a water soluble protein fraction but …