期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2016
卷号：5
期号：9
页码：16759
DOI：10.15680/IJIRSET.2016.0509188
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：Chicken feathers are considered to be the waste products of the poultry industry and can create a solidwaste problem in the environment. It is estimated typically every bird has up to 125 grams of feather and the weeklyworldwide production of feather waste is about 3000 tons. Disposal of this bulk waste is a global environmentalproblem accounting to pollution of soil and ground water sources. The present work is aimed to evaluate the impacts ofdegradation of chicken feathers on the environment. In the present research work the feathers were analyzed forparameters like pH, proteins, weight loss of feather. The analytical results revealed that the pH values indicate thealkaline nature of feathers and the changes in pH is an indicator and pre –conditioner for keratinolysis. The increase intotal protein content indicates the biodegradation of feather. In addition the weight loss of feather also indicates therapid degradation of feather. The present research story indicates a preliminary methodology to degrade the feather toprevent the pollution caused by feather in soil and ground water. However future studies can result in the generation ofa proper and suitable methodology for industrial level disposal.
关键词：Feather; degradation; waste; pollution; soil and ground water.
