Sustainable Management of Keratin Waste Biomass: Applications and Future Perspectives

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-14

  Sharma, Swati ^a   Gupta, Arun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

coatings; cosmetics; cuticle; hygroscopic; industrial applications; Keratin; purification

Indexed keywords

EID: 85086566641     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 16784324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1678-4324-2016150684     Document Type: Article

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