Unlocking a feather bioeconomy for keratin-based agricultural products

Project Information

UNLOCK

Grant agreement ID: 101023306

DOI

10.3030/101023306

Project closed

EC signature date 21 April 2021

Start date 1 May 2021

End date 30 April 2025

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Total cost

€ 7 444 822,47

EU contribution

€ 5 108 554,00

Coordinated by

FUNDACION CIDETEC
Spain

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (13)

Policy uptake report

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Report on Standardisation

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Online Matchmaking Report

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Summary of pilot workshops of bio-based job opportunities creation

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EU's feather-based economy: the challenges ahead

Final report on feather biorefinery concepts for EU poultry sector

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Stakeholder and Related Project Mapping

Expression of interest for S3P Thematic Platform

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Analysis of feather waste sources and management in the EU

Report on supply chain solutions for the main scenarios detected in the targeted countries

Summary of dissemination events and launching feather-based clusters

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Networking Event in Warsaw Report

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Networking Event in Brussels Report

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Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Website, Communication Material and Visual Identity

Introduction to the project - video

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (3)

Biodegradability of PLA-Based Nonwoven Fabrics with Poultry Feathers

Author(s): Jagoda Jóźwik-Pruska, Krystyna Wrześniewska-Tosik, Tomasz Kowalewski, Justyna Wietecha, Michalina Pałczyńska, Magdalena Szalczyńska
Published in: Polymers, Issue 17, 2025, Page(s) 957, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym17070957

Impact of Steam-Exploded Feather Incorporation on the Biodegradation Performance of Renewable Biocomposites

Author(s): Julen Vadillo, Sarah Montes, Hans-Jürgen Grande, Eveline Beeckman, Steven Verstichel, Jonna Almqvist
Published in: Polymers, Issue 17, 2025, Page(s) 910, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym17070910

Enhanced Biodegradability in Soil of Chicken Feather by Steam Explosion for Potential Application in Agricultural Biodegradable Plastics

Author(s): Julen Vadillo, Sarah Montes , Hans-Jürgen Grande, Steven Verstichel , Jonna Almqvist and KrystynaWrze´sniewska-Tosik
Published in: Polymers, 2023, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym15183701