Human hair keratin and its interaction with metal ions

• Main Author: Low, Choon Teck
• Other Authors: Ng Kee Woei
• Format: Thesis-Master by Research
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142466
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Keratinous fibers from various sources had been used for the adsorption studies of metal ions such as Cu, Zn, Pb, Cr, Hg, Ag, and others. These fibers were found to chelate metal ions by introducing chemical treatment to the hair fibers which allows better penetration of the metal ions into the hair...