The leather industry holds a significant place in the global economy, yet the scarcity of raw
hides and skins, growing ethical concern, competitive leather substitutes and regulation of …

The leather industry deals with proteinous skin material for the conversion of leather and this
generates huge amount of solid and liquid wastes giving rise to pollution that needs to be …

Global leather trade fetches 150 billion US $ annually. However, solid, liquid & gaseous
emissions from the sector cause imbalance in the environment. In spite of sustained efforts …

An effecient feather-degrading bacterium was isolated from poultry dumping yard and
identified as Bacillus pumilus GRK based on 16 S rRNA sequencing. Complete feather …

The leather industry earns special attention because of its strong potential for foreign
exchange earnings and employment generation prospects. This industry has developed …

Microbial populations living in environments with temperatures above 50° C (thermophiles)
have been widely studied, increasing our knowledge in the composition and function of …

Alkaline proteases have a myriad of potential applications in many industrial processes such
as detergent, food and feed production, waste management and the leather industry. In this …

With the modern world focusing on environmental friendly products, more and more
chemical processes are being replaced by enzymatic methods. Alkaline proteases (APases) …

Keratinase, a protease was produced from keratinolytic bacterium, Bacillus
paralicheniformis MKU3, using poultry feather as substrate. Statistical analyses were carried …

Alkaline protease produced by the halotolerant alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. strain NPST-AK15
was purified to homogeneity by the combination of ammonium sulfate precipitation, anion …