Hybrid Bionanocomposites from Spent Hen Proteins.

ABSTRACT: Spent hens, a poultry by-product, have little economic value for processing and mostly end up in landfills. However, there are concerns over disposal of spent hens; therefore, it is pertinent to find out alternative uses that are environmentally sound. On the other hand, single-use plastic packaging is leading to a global environmental crisis. In this study, proteins were extracted from spent hen, plasticized, and processed into films by compression molding. The hybrid bionanocomposite films were successfully prepared using glycerol as a plasticizer, chitosan as a cross-linker, and varying concentrations of nanoclay as a nanoreinforcement. The effects of nanoreinforcements, plasticization, and cross-linking were then evaluated on thermal, mechanical, and barrier properties of the prepared

SUBMITTER: Zubair M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6649139 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature