Metal-assisted hydrogen-bond restructuring in a ternary deep eutectic solvent for near-complete keratin dissolution and circular biomass valorization

Green Chem., 2026, 28,5767-5779
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00214E, Paper

Andrei E. Etom, Ann Pearl G. Triana, Jady Lee E. Amarillas, Rhea D. Casipong, Jayson Rey A. Gilbolingo, April John C. Galagnara, Roger G. Dingcong, Arnold C. Alguno, Roberto M. Malaluan, Arnold A. Lubguban
Metal-assisted ternary deep eutectic solvent (ChCl–citric acid–AlCl₃·6H₂O) cleaves disulfide crosslinks in feather keratin, enabling near-complete dissolution (99.6%) and regeneration of simplified keratin with recyclable solvent performance.
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