CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF CHICKEN FEATHER PRIOR TO USE AS FILLING MATERIAL

Authors : Umut Kivanc SAHIN

Pages : 207-212

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Publication Date : 2018-10-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, an alternative combined method to treat chicken feathers to be used as a filling material has been developed. The proposed method for treatment of chicken feathers is based on the combination of aldehyde treatment and acid-alum method including less harmful chemical usage with fewer number of processing steps. A number of international standard tests such as oxygen index number, turbidity, moisture, content analysis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(composition);, odor test have been applied on the treated chicken feathers in order to determine whether it is suitable to be used as a filling material. Results  showed that with less harmful chemical usage, presenting chicken feathers with fluffy structure and almost white in color after treatment, the proposed method offers a good alternative in treatment of chicken feathers by providing the demanded physical properties. 
Keywords : Chemical treatment, chicken feather, filling material, oxygen index number, turbidity