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Simona Perța-Crișan1, Claudiu Ștefan Ursachi1, Simona Gavrilaș1

  • 1Faculty of Food Engineering, Tourism and Environmental Protection, "Aurel Vlaicu" University of Arad, 2-4 E. Drăgoi Str., 310330 Arad, Romania.

Polymers
|July 2, 2021
PubMed
Summary

Agro-industrial keratin waste can be valorized using eco-friendly extraction methods. This review compares chemical and enzymatic processes, highlighting potential applications for sustainable by-product utilization.

Keywords:
applicationskeratin extraction methodskeratin-rich side-streamsvalorization

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