A chrome-free combination tanning strategy: based on silicic acid and plant tannin

Abstract Silicic acid, commonly derived from cheap and easily available sodium silicate, has recently received great attention for application in leather industry to produce ecological leather with a cleaner approach. However, leather tanned with silicic acid alone is poor in storage stability, whic...

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Main Authors: Zetian Zhang, Yang Liu, Junchao Wang, Taoling Xie, Liying Sun, Zhengjun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Leather Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42825-021-00058-z