Keratin constitutes the major component of the feather, hair, hooves, horns, and wool
represents a group of biological material having high cysteine content (7–13%) as …

Keratinous materials such as wool, feathers and hooves are tough unique biological co-
products that usually have high sulfur and protein contents. A high cystine content (7–13%) …

Plastics have been one of the highly valued materials and it plays an significant role in
human's life such as in food packaging and biomedical applications. Bioplastic materials …

Keratin is a durable, fibrous protein which is mainly present in higher vertebrates (mammals,
birds and reptiles) and humans epithelial cells. Food industry especially the meat market …

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 …

Biocompatible and biodegradable shape‐memory polymers have gained popularity as
smart materials, offering a wide range of applications and environmental benefits. Herein …

Leather process industry requires in-plant process interventions with inherent safety;
wherein, enhancement in process efficiency, rather than end-of-pipe treatment are gaining …

Feathers biomass from poultry industry is considered as an important waste product, which
creates serious environmental problems. In this study, keratin was extracted from waste …

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

Currently, great attention is being paid to the utilization of biomass, such as feather keratins.
It is imperative to extract and dissolve keratins from animal keratinous materials for …