Punam Sen and Arun, C and Divvyapriya, J (2021) A Pilot-Scale Study on the Extraction & Optimization of Keratin from Human Hair – An Adapted Strategy for the Control of Environmental Menace. Journal of Environmental Treatment Techniques, 9 (1). pp. 342-348. ISSN 2309-1185

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Abstract

Large aggregates of the keratin based pollutants are known to cause intense threat in contaminating the environment of contact
region than in the discrete region. Diversifying the application of keratin could be a promising phenomenon for reducing the keratin
pollution. Accordingly, the undertaken work was designed to optimize the parameters for the keratin extraction from human hair with
a potential source of application in the environment. Sequence of the effective extraction dealt with pre-treatment of human hair with a
surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulphate), followed by the digestion of hair with sodium sulfide (Na2S) at pH 12 - 14 and then stirred with
magnetic stirrer at 50C. The aliquot was then centrifuged at pH of 3 - 4, following which the precipitated keratin was extracted, dried
and pulverized. The conformational study of the extracted keratin was done by performing Ninhydrin test and Fourier transform
infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. The extracted keratin can be exploited in several applications such as, active component in bone
replacement, hydro-gel preparation, cosmetics, scaffold preparation, bio degradable films etc. Hence, this work highlighted on the
optimal isolation of pure keratin from human hair, paving away the environmental pollutants and advent a healthy grid of societal
benefit.
Keywords: Kerati

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Keratin, SDS, Filtration, FTIR
Divisions: PSG College of Arts and Science > Department of Microbiology
Depositing User: Mr Team Mosys
Date Deposited: 28 Jul 2022 05:08
Last Modified: 28 Jul 2022 05:08
URI: http://ir.psgcas.ac.in/id/eprint/1375

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