{"id":9877,"date":"2022-09-28T16:04:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/?p=9877"},"modified":"2022-10-12T13:54:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T10:54:40","slug":"from-trash-to-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/en\/from-trash-to-treasure\/","title":{"rendered":"From Trash To Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every year 72 million kilos of hair ends up in landfills (Kollar 2022). The inhabitants of the earth are constantly increasing and in 2050 there will be approx. 9.7 billion people on earth (Die Welt 2013) and so, also more hair to dispose. Uncontrolled disposal and incineration are harmful to health and can cause diseases such as tuberculosis or bronchitis (Vijayalakshmi 2003). But can human hair be helpful for other applications and saved from direct disposal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/10\/Hair-copy11-1024x512.png\" alt=\"ALT: Illustrated picture of uses for hair of different lengths. Amino acids and art. Dust to 2 cm Spun fiber and pellet. 2-5 cm bio plastics and fiber reinforced cement. 5-15 cm brushes and yarn. 15-50 cm oil spill cleaning mats and plant mats.\" class=\"wp-image-10050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/10\/Hair-copy11-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/10\/Hair-copy11-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/10\/Hair-copy11-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/10\/Hair-copy11-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/10\/Hair-copy11-2048x1024.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/10\/Hair-copy11-570x285.png 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image 1. Researched examples of usage for hair (Image: Venla Eklund)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Researching Possibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lab.fi\/en\/project\/hiukka-20-hius-ja-muu-orgaaninen-kuitu-muovin-korvaajana\">Hiukka 2.0 \u2013 hair and other organic fibers as a substitute for plastic -project,<\/a> have been examined and researched the good properties of hair material and where it could be used. On closer inspection, many potentials can be recognized. Due to the inhomogeneity of hair waste, different applications for different lengths can be identified. Human hair can adsorb and release up to 9 times its own weight of oil (Ifelebuegu et al. 2014). Due to this special feature, long hair has been needled into mats and processed into oil mats since the early 2000s by the organization &#8221;Matter of Trust&#8221; in the USA (Matter Of Trust 2021) as a sustainable alternative to current synthetic products for cleaning oil spills. These needled mats can also be used as fertilizer or plant mats to offer a regional alternative to coconut mats and release growth-promoting substances such as nitrogen and support the future harvests (Jeliazkov 2005). In addition, in China, long hair has been used as an embroidery thread since the 13th century because of its spirituality (Nationalclothing.org 2018). Due to its strength and the high biocompatibility, untreated hair is also suitable for a sewing thread in microsurgery (Ero\u011flu et al. 2003). Furthermore, long hair can still be used for wigs, brushes, ropes, nets and carpets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/534_2022_Kuva2.jpg\" alt=\"Four different colors and lengths of hair braids.\" class=\"wp-image-9879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/534_2022_Kuva2.jpg 425w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/534_2022_Kuva2-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><figcaption>Image 2. Donated braids (Image: Babette Sperling)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shorter hair between 1-7cm mixed with cement reduce its cracking up to 92% even with a small addition (Al-Darbi et al. 2006), also a reduced weight and an increased compressive strength are obtained in the concrete. Hair can improve properties in many other composite applications. Due to the good substance absorption capacity of the hair, it can be placed in air and water filter systems with a pre-treatment it is able to filter (Talaiekhozani et al. 2016) formaldehydes (Zaini &amp; Sudi 2018), dyes (Zhang et al. 2020) or heavy metals. Very short hair or hair dust can be used because of the keratin structure. Keratin is the basic protein, it can be extracted and used for tissue engineering, wound care and cosmetics due to the excellent biocompatibility. Furthermore, hair is able to absorb and store information about the wearer and his environment and becomes a tool for biomonitoring (Szynkowska et al. 2015).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the applications are still ideas and results from research projects and are not yet being used industrially, but they give an overview of the far-reaching potential of human hair and support further research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/534_2022_Kuva3-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"Authors Babette Sperling and Paula Nurminen standing in the front of the Vesij\u00e4rvi lake in the harbor of Lahti city.\" class=\"wp-image-9880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/534_2022_Kuva3-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/534_2022_Kuva3-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/534_2022_Kuva3-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/534_2022_Kuva3-570x414.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/534_2022_Kuva3.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image 3. Authors by the lake Vesij\u00e4rvi (Image: Paula Nurminen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lab.fi\/en\/project\/hiukka-20-hius-ja-muu-orgaaninen-kuitu-muovin-korvaajana\">Hiukka 2.0 &#8211; Hair and other organic fiber as a substitute for plastic project<\/a> develops products from hiukkamaterial (hair and dog fur). Hiukka 2.0 project further develops the product design ideas started by the Hiukka Hyv\u00e4 environmental project, which was founded by the city of Lahti, European Green Capital 2021 funding.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#b3edfb\">Authors<br><br><strong>Babette Sperling<\/strong> is an MA-Student of Textile Chain Research at Reutlingen University and exchange Trainee for the Hiukka 2.0 project and is interested in exploring the potentials of unused materials for common applications.<br><br><strong>Paula Nurminen<\/strong> is working in LAB University of Applied Sciences as a project coordinator and works as a project manager in Hiukka 2.0 project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Al-Darbi, M. M., Saeed, N. O., Ajijolaiya, L. O. &amp; Islam, M. R. 2006. A Novel Oil Well Cementing Technology Using Natural Fibers. Taylor &amp; Francis. Cited 29.8.2022. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1081\/LFT-200056771\">https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1081\/LFT-200056771<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Welt. 2015. 2050 leben 9,7 Milliarden Menschen auf der Erde. Die Welt. Cited 29.8.2022. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welt.de\/wissenschaft\/article120583717\/2050-leben-9-7-Milliarden-Menschen-auf-der-Erde.html\">https:\/\/www.welt.de\/wissenschaft\/article120583717\/2050-leben-9-7-Milliarden-Menschen-auf-der-Erde.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ero\u011flu, L., G\u00fcneren, E., Akba\u015f, H., Demir, A. &amp; Uysal, A. 2003. Using human hair as suture material in microsurgical practice. National Library of Medicine. Cited 29.8.2022. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/12582965\/\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/12582965\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ifelebuegu, A. O., Nguyen, T. V. A., Ukotije-Ikwut, P. &amp; Momoh, Z. 2015. Liquid-phase sorption characteristics of human hair as a natural oil spill sorbent. PubMed. Cited 29.8.2022. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S2213343715000330\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S2213343715000330<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeliazkov (Zheljazkov), V. 2005. Assessment of Wool Waste and Hair Waste as Soil Amendment and Nutrient Source. PubMed. Cited 29.8.2022. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/7492017_Assessment_of_Wool_Waste_and_Hair_Waste_as_Soil_Amendment_and_Nutrient_Source\">https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/7492017_Assessment_of_Wool_Waste_and_Hair_Waste_as_Soil_Amendment_and_Nutrient_Source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kollar. 2022. Human Material Loop. Cited 29.8.2022. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/humanmaterialloop.com\">https:\/\/humanmaterialloop.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matter Of Trust. 2021. Hair Mats &amp; Oil Spills. Cited 29.8.2022. 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R., Yazdan, M. &amp; Mir, S. M. 2016. Investigation of formaldehyde removal from synthetic contaminated air by using human hair. Environmental Health Engineering And Management Journal. Cited 29.8.2022. Available at <a href=\"http:\/\/ehemj.com\/article-1-232-en.html\">http:\/\/ehemj.com\/article-1-232-en.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vijayalakshmi, E. 2003. Hair pollution hits Karnataka. Down to Earth. Cited 29.8.2022. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/in-disitressi-13180\">https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/in-disitressi-13180<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zaini, M. A. A. &amp; Sudi, R. M. 2018. Valorization of human hair as methylene blue dye adsorbents. De Gruyter. Cited 29.8.2022. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/document\/doi\/10.1515\/gps-2017-0021\/html\">https:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/document\/doi\/10.1515\/gps-2017-0021\/html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zhang, H., Carrillo-Navarrete, F., L\u00f3pez-Mesas, M. &amp; Palet, C. 2020. Use of Chemically Treated Human Hair Wastes for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Water. MDPI. Cited 29.8.2022. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2073-4441\/12\/5\/1263\">https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2073-4441\/12\/5\/1263<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>LAB. 2022. HIUKKA 2.0 &#8211; Hius- ja muu orgaaninen kuitu muovin korvaajana \u2013project site. Cited 6.9.2022. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/lab.fi\/en\/project\/hiukka-20-hius-ja-muu-orgaaninen-kuitu-muovin-korvaajana\">https:\/\/lab.fi\/en\/project\/hiukka-20-hius-ja-muu-orgaaninen-kuitu-muovin-korvaajana<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year 72 million kilos of hair ends up in landfills (Kollar 2022). The inhabitants of the earth are constantly increasing and in 2050 there will be approx. 9.7 billion people on earth (Die Welt 2013) and so, also more hair to dispose. 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