Closing the Loop with Keratin-Rich Fibrous Materials
One of the agro-industry’s side streams that is widely met is the-keratin rich fibrous material that is becoming a waste product without valorization. Its management as a waste is costly, as the incineration of this type of waste constitutes high environmental concern. Considering these facts, the k...
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| author | Simona Perța-Crișan Claudiu Ștefan Ursachi Simona Gavrilaș Florin Oancea Florentina-Daniela Munteanu |
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| description | One of the agro-industry’s side streams that is widely met is the-keratin rich fibrous material that is becoming a waste product without valorization. Its management as a waste is costly, as the incineration of this type of waste constitutes high environmental concern. Considering these facts, the keratin-rich waste can be considered as a treasure for the producers interested in the valorization of such slowly-biodegradable by-products. As keratin is a protein that needs harsh conditions for its degradation, and that in most of the cases its constitutive amino acids are destroyed, we review new extraction methods that are eco-friendly and cost-effective. The chemical and enzymatic extractions of keratin are compared and the optimization of the extraction conditions at the lab scale is considered. In this study, there are also considered the potential applications of the extracted keratin as well as the reuse of the by-products obtained during the extraction processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7dae16885e4f46c3835208c0923e76fe2023-11-21T23:09:24ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602021-06-011311189610.3390/polym13111896Closing the Loop with Keratin-Rich Fibrous MaterialsSimona Perța-Crișan0Claudiu Ștefan Ursachi1Simona Gavrilaș2Florin Oancea3Florentina-Daniela Munteanu4Faculty of Food Engineering, Tourism and Environmental Protection, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, 2-4 E. Drăgoi Str., 310330 Arad, RomaniaFaculty of Food Engineering, Tourism and Environmental Protection, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, 2-4 E. Drăgoi Str., 310330 Arad, RomaniaFaculty of Food Engineering, Tourism and Environmental Protection, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, 2-4 E. Drăgoi Str., 310330 Arad, RomaniaBioresource Department, National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM Bucharest, 202 Splaiul Independentei, 6th District, 060021 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Food Engineering, Tourism and Environmental Protection, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, 2-4 E. Drăgoi Str., 310330 Arad, RomaniaOne of the agro-industry’s side streams that is widely met is the-keratin rich fibrous material that is becoming a waste product without valorization. Its management as a waste is costly, as the incineration of this type of waste constitutes high environmental concern. Considering these facts, the keratin-rich waste can be considered as a treasure for the producers interested in the valorization of such slowly-biodegradable by-products. As keratin is a protein that needs harsh conditions for its degradation, and that in most of the cases its constitutive amino acids are destroyed, we review new extraction methods that are eco-friendly and cost-effective. The chemical and enzymatic extractions of keratin are compared and the optimization of the extraction conditions at the lab scale is considered. In this study, there are also considered the potential applications of the extracted keratin as well as the reuse of the by-products obtained during the extraction processes.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/11/1896keratin-rich side-streamsvalorizationkeratin extraction methodsapplications |
| spellingShingle | Simona Perța-Crișan Claudiu Ștefan Ursachi Simona Gavrilaș Florin Oancea Florentina-Daniela Munteanu Closing the Loop with Keratin-Rich Fibrous Materials Polymers keratin-rich side-streams valorization keratin extraction methods applications |
| title | Closing the Loop with Keratin-Rich Fibrous Materials |
| title_full | Closing the Loop with Keratin-Rich Fibrous Materials |
| title_fullStr | Closing the Loop with Keratin-Rich Fibrous Materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Closing the Loop with Keratin-Rich Fibrous Materials |
| title_short | Closing the Loop with Keratin-Rich Fibrous Materials |
| title_sort | closing the loop with keratin rich fibrous materials |
| topic | keratin-rich side-streams valorization keratin extraction methods applications |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/11/1896 |
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