Chicken feathers, which are waste material, will meet the raw material needs of 7 sectors

Erciyes University (ERÜ) Faculty of Engineering, Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Nazim Pashayev has developed a new generation organic sound insulation board from the stem and fiber of chicken feathers. Noting that the board is more economical than existing products, Pashayev said, “It can be used not only in the construction sector, but also in home textiles, clothing, furniture, vehicles, train wagons and airplanes.”

Chicken feather, which is considered a significant part of waste material today, was saved from being a waste material as a result of the initiatives of ERÜ Faculty of Engineering, Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Nazim Pashayev. By performing a mechanical process on the feather and separating the fiber and stem parts, Pashayev noted that the sound insulation board they produced was produced at a lower cost than other materials and its parameters were also higher. Addressing industrialists, Nazim Pashayev also made an investment call for the project, which was patented after the application made by Erciyes Teknopark Erciyes Technology Transfer Office.

Pashayev said, “We started working on chicken feathers for 8 years. Everything started with the desire to develop something from chicken feathers, which are waste materials. For this purpose, we separated the fiber and stem parts by performing mechanical operations on the feathers. Then, we wanted to produce something from these materials. Here, one of the first things that came to our mind was to produce sound insulation material from these materials. Then, we wrote a TUBITAK project and won. We developed various materials within the scope of this project. The project was closed; but our work continues. After this project, we developed newer materials with sound insulation. We applied for two patents with these materials,” he said. Noting that it is possible to adapt chicken feathers to the desired area, Prof. Dr. Nazim Pashayev said, “First of all, we are using a waste material and evaluating it. In addition, the sound insulation boards we developed are produced at a much lower cost than existing sound and heat insulation materials. Their parameters are higher than existing materials. It has a wide area of ​​use. It is not only in the construction sector, we can also use it in home textiles, clothing, construction, furniture, vehicles, train wagons and airplanes. It is possible to adapt it to the desired area. We are also working on producing paper from chicken feathers, we are planning to start working on filters. We are producing biodegradable composite structures from materials obtained from feathers. Thus, the usage area of ​​feathers is gradually expanding.” he said.

40 thousand tons of chicken feathers are produced in Turkey every year and their processing will provide us with 20 thousand tons of high-quality feather fibers, the properties of which are almost the same as goose feathers. This will allow our industry to reduce its dependence on bird feathers from abroad.

Pashayev, who called on industrialists to invest, said, “By producing these materials, we will both contribute to the country’s economy and significantly protect our country’s nature. For this, we have advice for our industrialists and businessmen. Let’s work together and produce these materials and apply them to the industry. These are completely domestic and within our means. Industrialists who wish to license and transfer this patent to the industry within the scope of the TÜBİTAK 1702 call can contact Erciyes University Erciyes Technology Transfer Office. “Our industrialists can get back up to 75 percent of their licensing or transfer expenses from TUBITAK within the scope of TUBITAK’s 1702 Patent-Based Technology Transfer Support Call.”