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Integrated circular economic approach of solid waste management and resource recovery: Poultry feather-based keratin extraction and its application in leather processing

Results in Engineering
The tanning industry faces considerable environmental challenges due to effluent load and hazardous chemical generation during processes like tanning and retanning.
Ashagrie Mengistu, Getaneh Andualem, Mikiyas Abewaa, Daniel Berhane, Kenatu Angassa, Wondwossen Mamuye, Abraham Dinku, Naol Bekele   +7 more
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EUROPEAN LEATHER INDUSTRY – A RESEARCH IN CURRENT CONTEXT

Nonconventional Technologies Review, 2023
As an industrial sector, the leather industry has contributed significantly to international trade. Due to growing concerns about sustainability, research in academic journals and scientific literature appears to be more common.
Claudia Monica Duimitra, Augustin Semenescu, Corina Ionela Dumitrescu   +2 more
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Keratin extraction optimization from poultry feather using response surface- Box-Behnken experimental design method

Results in Engineering
This study aimed to develop a cost-effective method for managing chicken feather waste by hydrolyzing it in an alkaline medium to extract keratin hydrolysate.
Ashagrie Mengistu, Getaneh Andualem, Mikiyas Abewaa, Daniel Birhane   +3 more
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Life cycle assessment and leather production

Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 2020
Leather industry is facing new trends on production and consumption patterns due to society concerns. Circular economy is proposing a transition from the current economic model to a more sustainable one, in which waste is designed out and resources will ...
Diego Navarro, Jianhui Wu, Wei Lin, Pere Fullana-i-Palmer, Rita Puig   +4 more
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THE TRANSFORMATIONAL INITIATIVE OF AFRICA’S LEATHER SECTOR DEPENDENCE FROM COMMODITY TO VALUE CREATED AGRO-BASED PRODUCTS

, 2016
Africa is currently commodity dependent in its global trade engagement particularly in agro-based sectors where it has strong presence. Therefore, an in depth analysis of the leather industry which is an important component of agri-business in the ...
Mwinyihija, M.
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Analysis of Environmental Footprint of Bovine Upholstery Leather by Using Life Cycle Assessment

Pige Kexue Yu Gongcheng
Given the increasing emphasis on ‘dual carbon’ goals and the emergence of product environmental footprints/carbon footprints as international trade barriers, the evaluation of the environmental impacts of leather products using life cycle assessment (LCA)
Xiaoyu ZHOU, Cheng ZHOU, Yunhang ZENG, Hua ZHOU, Yanjie HUANG, Yue YU, Xin HE, Zhanguang CHEN, Yanan WANG, Bi SHI   +9 more
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Kenya Leather Industry

, 2015
In 2014, Kenya’s Ministry of Industrialization requested technical assistance from the World Bank to conduct competitiveness assessments and develop competitiveness strategies for four key industries: textiles and apparel, food processing, furniture, and leather and leather products.
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Studies on the Wood-Based Furniture, Leather Products and Footwear Manufacturing Industries in the Philippines [PDF]

This paper aims to develop both the micro and macro data on the entire range of socioeconomic, managerial and technical issues faced by the wood-based furniture, footwear and leather tanning industry.
Ybanez, Roy, Poblador, Niceto, Solis, Adriano, Aragon, Bienvenido   +3 more
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The Effects of Alternating and Direct Electric Currents on Moderately Halophilic Bacteria in Leather Industry

, 2016
Proteolytic and lipolytic moderately halophilic bacteria, originate from salt, may be found on salted sheep skins. Microbial spoilage of sheepskin usually results from the failure to inactivate proteolytic and lipolytic micro-organisms during skin ...

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Analysis of the Current Research Status of Life Cycle Assessment Method Applications in the Leather Industry

Pige Kexue Yu Gongcheng
Leather industry, a traditional pillar of China's light industry with international competitive advantages, is developing towards green and low-carbon transformation and upgrading. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), as a systematic and comprehensive evaluation
Minmin LIU, Qianchuan ZHOU, Chunhua WANG, Yuanhang XIAO, Wei LIN   +4 more
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