New sustainable materials from waste feathers: Properties of hot-pressed feather/cotton/bi-component fibre boards

Volume: 20, Pages: e00107 - e00107
Published: Jul 1, 2019
Abstract
Feathers from poultry are an abundant, globally available waste. The current beneficial reuse for feathers involves autoclaving them to produce feather meal, an animal feed with low economic value. This paper reports on the production and performance of new feather-derived materials. These have potential to provide a higher value application for waste feathers. Feather fibres, cotton fibres and polyethylene/polypropylene bi-component fibres...
Paper Details
Title
New sustainable materials from waste feathers: Properties of hot-pressed feather/cotton/bi-component fibre boards
Published Date
Jul 1, 2019
Volume
20
Pages
e00107 - e00107
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