chicken feathers Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:10:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Chicken Feathers Turned Into Reliable & Green Bioplastics https://www.greenoptimistic.com/feather-bioplastic-20110406/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/feather-bioplastic-20110406/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:10:43 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17847 Chicken feathers could one day constitute a perfect bioplastic resource, with biodegradable properties and zero carbon emissions. Feathers had been used for hydrogen storage before, but only experimentally. They had also been used for bioplastics, but with limited success - so far.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/feather-bioplastic-20110406/feed/ 1 17847 Carbonized Chicken Feathers Better Than Carbon Nanotubes at Storing Hydrogen https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbonized-chicken-feathers-hydrogen-storage-20090625/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbonized-chicken-feathers-hydrogen-storage-20090625/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:04:42 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=3782 Delaware University scientists have found that not only the latest hi-tech nanotubes or metal composites can store hydrogen effectively, but also a substance that's been around for millions of years, naturally: carbonized keratin.

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