Recycled PVC with chicken feathers as bio-load

Abstract

Abstract The poultry industry is responsible for a significant amount of waste. This bio-load is generally transformed into food with low nutritional value, or else incinerated. Not only are these options unsustainable, but it is also a missed opportunity to contribute to the circular economy. In this article, we try to contribute to the development of methods and strategies necessary to transform poultry feathers from waste for disposal into valuable raw materials. The chicken feathers are collected and washed several times, after drying in an oven, and finally crushed to obtain a flour which will be a bio-filler for the PVC used in this flexible article. Different percentages are used to find the one that most improves the mechanical characteristics of recycled PVC. The tensile test is carried out on test specimens made of recycled PVC without additives and recycled PVC reinforced with 5, 10 and 15% chicken feathers. It is deduced from the test results that the value of 10% was the most adequate to improve the mechanical characteristics of recycled PVC.