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ArticlePolymers2026

Valorization of Keratin Waste as a Functional Precursor for PLA/SBS Composite Adsorbent Films.

Maria Râpă, Raluca Nicoleta Darie-Niță, Andra Mihaela Predescu, Augusta Raluca Gabor, Cristian-Andi Nicolae, Carmen Gaidău, Corina Violeta Chiriță, Ramona Eugenia Popescu, Laurențiu Dincă

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Article in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Maria RâpăFaculty of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7359-5736
Raluca Nicoleta Darie-NițăPhysical Chemistry of Polymers Department, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9184-3860
Andra Mihaela PredescuFaculty of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.
Augusta Raluca GaborNational Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, 202 Splaiul Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3785-2314
Cristian-Andi NicolaeNational Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, 202 Splaiul Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.
Carmen GaidăuThe National Research & Development Institute for Textiles and Leather, 16 Lucretiu Patrascanu Street, 030508 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1961-0178
Corina Violeta ChirițăBiotechnical Systems Engineering Doctoral School, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.
Ramona Eugenia PopescuBiotechnical Systems Engineering Doctoral School, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.
Laurențiu DincăThe National Research & Development Institute for Textiles and Leather, 16 Lucretiu Patrascanu Street, 030508 Bucharest, Romania.

Funding

European Union through POC Program Project ID: P_40_253, Contract 130/23.09.2016, SMIS 105558, Subsidiary Contract 5048/23.03.2018 and Subsidiary Contract 25501/18.12.2018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the valorization of keratin extracted from sheep wool waste for the preparation of PLA/SBS/Keratin composites as potential adsorbents for the removal of chromium (Cr) from synthetic water. A flexible formulation containing 75 wt% PLA and 25 wt% SBS was selected for the incorporation of 10 wt%, 20 wt%, and 30 wt% keratin. The morphology and structural characteristics of keratin and PLA-based composites were analyzed using SEM and FT-IR spectroscopy. The mechanical and thermal properties of the prepared composites were investigated using TGA and DMA analyses. The adsorption experiments revealed that keratin exhibited an adsorption capacity of 57.57 mg g

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adsorptioncompositekeratinmechanical propertieswool waste

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PMID42357009
PMCPMC13306436

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