Abstract Leather is a collagen-based biomass prepared from raw skins or hides by series of unit operations, in which the unhairing and fiber opening are extremely important operations. However, conventional Na 2 S/Ca(OH) system used has given rise to pollution environment. It necessary develop substitute technology for . In present study, 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([AMIm]Cl) was coop...

As an alternative to the traditional process based on the use of sulfides, an unhairing process in drum by hydrogen peroxide, named DEPOXO, was developed for the production of high-quality bovine upper leather. A preliminary investigation at laboratory scale has allowed to set out the optimal process conditions, in terms of H2O2 dosage (9 %) and pH (12.5), in order to achieve an effective unhai...

BACKGROUND Approximately 1-3% of the adult population in Europe are allergic to chromium (Cr). A new restriction in Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) based on the ISO 17075 standard has recently been adopted in the EU to limit Cr(VI) in consumer and occupational leather products to < 3 mg/kg. OBJECTIVES To investigate the influence of storage conditi...

The development of new tanning agents and new technologies in the leather sector is required to cope with the increasingly higher environmental pressure on the current tanning materials and processes such as tanning with chromium salts. In this paper, the use of titanium wastes (cuttings) resulting from the process of obtaining highly pure titanium (ingots), for the synthesis of new tanning age...

BACKGROUND Chromium (Cr) release from Cr-tanned leather articles is a major cause of Cr contact dermatitis. It has been suggested that Cr(VI) release from leather is not necessarily an intrinsic property of the leather, but is strongly dependent on environmental conditions. OBJECTIVES To test this hypothesis for long-term (8 months) simulated use. MATERIALS AND METHODS The release of total ...

Little is known about the factors affecting leather and skin traits in ostriches. The effect of age on physical skin traits of slaughter ostriches was consequently investigated. Forty skins representing slaughter ages ranging from five to 14 months were selected to represent means of the respective age groups with regard to skin size and slaughter weight. It was evident that leather thickness i...

It is necessary to understand the changes that occur during the initial processing of lamb skins, because these will affect the final quality of the leather. The types of collagen, their macro and micro structures, the presence of proteins other than collagens, and the quantity and the type of proteoglycans, all have a profound effect on the quality of leather. Proteins isolated from untreated ...

The objective of this work was to investigate vacuum influence on hide preservation time and how it affects hide structure. It was established that vacuum prolongs the storage time without hide tissue putrefaction up to 21 days when the storage temperature is 4°C. The microorganisms act for all storage times, but the action is weak and has no observable influence on the quality of hide during t...

This study attempts to understand the socio-economic conditions and working condition of leather tannery workers. The leather tanning industry and leather related industry give employment and business opportunities for many people. The rising cost of living compels the tannery workers to take up the job. The tannery workers are exposed to lot of chemicals for low wages. But this leads to health...

The interest in the carcinogenic and biological actions of N-nitroso compounds arose following the reports of the hepatotoxicity by Freund' and Barnes and Magee2 and ofcarcinogenicity (Magee and Barnes)3 of the simplest nitrosamine: N-nitrosodimethylamine (dimethylnitrosamine) and the subsequent observation of Schoental4 and Druckrey et aP on the carcinogenic action of the nitrosamides: n-methy...