Each year , tens of millions of tons of waste from industry and poultry processing discharged into the environment , mainly consisting of feces, feathers , blood and internal organs. The most of this waste is collected , processed and crushed into a compound known as feather meal . Due to the high nitrogen content and protein meal, feather meal is commonly used as animal feed and fertilizer .

 

Feathers can be used to produce biofuels

However, recent U.S. scientists have discovered a remarkable use of feather meal other . Scientists have extracted fat content accounted for 12 % of the powder , turn them into biological material . Estimate the amount of feather meal are produced each year from the poultry industry , can generate hundreds of millions of gallons of oil worldwide .

Another study also showed that when chicken feathers are burned at high temperatures , can store huge amounts of hydrogen . Scientists are considering the use of these fibers were carbonized chicken feathers to store hydrogen for cars to use hydrogen in future materials .

In addition, feathers can also be used to manufacture a variety of products such as storm resistant roofing materials , car parts and computer circuit boards .

Yen ( According to alternative - energy - news.info )