Turning food protein waste into sustainable technologies

M Peydayesh, M Bagnani, WL Soon… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
For each kilogram of food protein wasted, between 15 and 750 kg of CO2 end up in the
atmosphere. With this alarming carbon footprint, food protein waste not only contributes to …

Valorisation of keratinous wastes: A sustainable approach towards a circular economy

IC Ossai, FS Hamid, A Hassan - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The valorisation of keratinous wastes involves biorefining and recovering the bioresource
materials from the keratinous wastes to produce value-added keratin-based bioproducts …

Waste-to-nutrition: a review of current and emerging conversion pathways

U Javourez, M O'donohue, L Hamelin - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Residual biomass is acknowledged as a key sustainable feedstock for the transition towards
circular and low fossil carbon economies to supply whether energy, chemical, material and …

Nano/micro-formulations of keratin in biocomposites, wound healing and drug delivery systems; recent advances in biomedical applications

S Sharma, H Rostamabadi, S Gupta, AK Nadda… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Keratin, a bio-sourced polymer of high sulfur content, reckons as the major component of the
feather, hair, hooves, horns, and wool. Keratin-based formulations (KFs) have drawn great …

Snake-scale stimulated robust biomimetic composite triboelectric layer for energy harvesting and smart health monitoring

MZ Huang, P Parashar, AR Chen, SC Shi, YH Tseng… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Extreme frictional wear of triboelectric layers severely hinders long-term sustainability of
triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) for efficient ambient energy harvesting. The state-of …

Keratinases as versatile enzymatic tools for sustainable development

M Sypka, I Jodłowska, AM Białkowska - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
To reduce anthropological pressure on the environment, the implementation of novel
technologies in present and future economies is needed for sustainable development. The …

Using an eco-friendly deep eutectic solvent for waterless anti-felting of wool fibers

B Boostani, SM Bidoki, S Fattahi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Anti-felting or felting resistance process is a major finishing process for woolen goods which
guarantees the dimensional stability of the product in washing and cleaning procedures …

Wool keratin hydrolysates for bioactive additives preparation

C Gaidau, M Stanca, MD Niculescu, CA Alexe… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this paper was to select keratin hydrolysate with bioactive properties by using the
enzymatic hydrolysis of wool. Different proteolytic enzymes such as Protamex, Esperase …

Modifying Naturally Occurring, Nonmammalian-Sourced Biopolymers for Biomedical Applications

BD Shirk, DL Heichel, LE Eccles… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Natural biopolymers have a rich history, with many uses across the fields of healthcare and
medicine, including formulations for wound dressings, surgical implants, tissue culture …

Chemistry and analysis of organic compounds in dinosaurs

M Tahoun, M Engeser, V Namasivayam, PM Sander… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Fossils of dinosaurs other than birds are at least 66 million years old.
Nevertheless, many organic compounds have survived fossilization and can still be found in …