Hydrophobic and water resistant fish leather: a fully sustainable combination of discarded biomass and by-products of the food industry
Marta Fadda, Arkadiusz Żych, Riccardo Carzino, Athanassia Athanassiou, Giovanni Perotto
Abstract
Upcycling biomass often results in materials with reduced performance. Here we show that high performance materials can be created by engineering only food byproducts. Oil-based building blocks are used to waterproofing leather from salmon skin.
Topics & Concepts
Biomass (ecology)WaterproofingFish <Actinopterygii>Food industryPulp and paper industryEnvironmental scienceWaste managementChemistryMaterials scienceFood scienceEngineeringFisheryComposite materialEcologyBiologyCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition