Effect of Keratin Structures from Chicken Feathers on Expansive Soil Remediation

Chicken feathers are composed mainly of avian keratin, a fibrillar protein with a complex structure, and important properties such as durability, hydrophobicity, being chemically unreactive, and depending on the specific function can change its morphological and inner structure. This study takes adv...

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Main Authors: Elda Montes-Zarazúa, Arturo Colín-Cruz, María de la Luz Pérez-Rea, Miguel de Icaza, Carlos Velasco-Santos, Ana Laura Martínez-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/907567
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