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A novel method for rapid extraction of biofibres from waste chicken feathers

Author: Kakonke, Grace ; Tesfaye, Tamrat ; Sithole, Bishop B ; Ntunka, M Date: Feb 2021 South Africa is the biggest chicken meat producer in Southern Africa and generates about 258 million kg of waste feathers. Although some of this waste is beneficiated into animal feed and fertiliser there are problems in adequate digestion ... Read more
Optimisation of surfactant decontamination and pre-treatment of waste chicken feathers by using response surface methodology

Author: Tesfaye, T ; Sithole, Bishop B ; Ramjugernath, D ; Ndlela, Luyanda L Date: Feb 2018 Commercially processed, untreated chicken feathers are biologically hazardous due to the presence of blood-borne pathogens. Prior to valorisation, it is crucial that they are decontaminated to remove the microbial contamination. The present ... Read more
Preparation, characterization and application of keratin based green biofilms from waste chicken feathers

Author: Tesfaye, T ; Sithole, Bishop B ; Ramjugernath, D Date: Aug 2018 Landfill disposal of synthetic plastics poses one of the biggest threats to the environment due to their non-biodegradability. This problem can be solved by production and use of biodegradable polymers instead. Feathers are a renewable, ... Read more
Valorisation of chicken feathers: Characterisation of thermal, mechanical and electrical properties

Author: Tesfaye, T ; Sithole, Bishop B ; Ramjugernath, D ; Mokhothu, Thabang H Date: May 2018 Increasing consumption of chicken results in generation of large amounts of wastes that need to be disposed of properly. Chicken feathers constitute about 5–10% of the weight of the chicken and thus they comprise a significant portion of the ... Read more
Valorisation of chicken feathers: Characterisation of thermal, mechanical and electrical properties

Author: Tesfaye, T ; Sithole, Bishop B ; Ramjugernath, D ; Mokhothu, Thabang H Date: May 2018 Increasing consumption of chicken results in generation of large amounts of wastes that need to be disposed of properly. Chicken feathers constitute about 5–10% of the weight of the chicken and thus they comprise a significant portion of the ... Read more
Valorisation of chicken feathers: recycling and recovery routes

Author: Tesfaye, T ; Sithole, Bishop B ; Ramjugernath, D Date: Oct 2017 The poultry industry generates large amount of feathers as a waste by-product. Small amounts are often processed into valuable products such as feather meal and fertilisers and the remaining waste is disposed of by incineration or by burial ... Read more
Valorisation of waste chicken feathers: Green oil sorbent

Author: Tesfaye, T ; Sithole, Bishop B ; Ramjugernath, D Date: Aug 2018 The threat of oil pollution increases with the development of large-scale off-shore petroleum industrial activities. Recently, reducing waste materials through reuse has contributed to sustainable manufacturing in many industries. With ... Read more

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