The keratinous wastes of the textile industry and poultry slaughterhouses may be used as
sources of soluble keratins or hydrolysates. This review presents methods for processing …

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 …

Keratin is a high-sulphur content protein, highly abundant in nature since it is the major
component of feathers, hair, wool, horns and nails. In recent years, keratin-based materials …

Keratin is a structural fibrous protein and the core constituent of animal by-products from
livestock such as wool, feathers, hooves, horns, and pig bristles. This natural polymer is also …

Over recent years, keratin has gained great popularity due to its exceptional biocompatible
and biodegradable nature. It has shown promising results in various industries like poultry …

Renewable resources, biopolymers and bio-based materials are keywords of the
sustainable development and environmental sustainability concepts. Biopolymers, the green …

Keratin is considered a major animal product. It can be obtained from the sources such as
animal feathers, hair, hoof, and nails. Such keratinous materials have high protein content …

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 …

Purpose The aim of the present work was to discuss the current state-of-the-art in the
methods of utilization of keratinous materials. Various approaches were discussed …

This review aims to trace the developments of keratin extraction techniques over the last 70
years and possibilities for future research. Keratin is a fibrous structural protein naturally …