Utilization of waste wool fibers for fabrication of wool powders and keratin: a review
Abstract Wool fiber contains approximately 95% keratinous proteins, which is one of the most abundant sources of structural protein. However, a large amount of wool waste is underutilized. Developing appropriate approaches to recycle wool waste and produce value-added products is vital for sustainab...
Main Authors: | Chunhua Zhang, Liangjun Xia, Jiajing Zhang, Xin Liu, Weilin Xu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Leather Science and Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42825-020-00030-3 |
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