Author:Tesfaye, T; Sithole, Bishop B; Ramjugernath, DDate:Aug 2018Landfill 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
Author:Tesfaye, T; Sithole, Bishop B; Ramjugernath, DDate:Dec 2017Worldwide, the poultry meat processing industry generates large quantities of feather by-products that amount to 40 × 109 kg annually. The feathers are considered wastes although small amounts are often processed into valuable products such ...Read more
Author:Tesfaye, T; Sithole, Bishop B; Ramjugernath, DDate:Oct 2017The 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
Author:Khumalo, Mduduzi; Sithole, Bishop B; Tesfaye, TamratDate:May 2020Extraction of keratin from keratinous waste materials, such as chicken feathers, has been identified as the favourable approach in beneficiation of this biomass. The chemical extractions of keratin by reducing agents are usually preferred ...Read more