Alternative methods for Salt free / Less salt short term preservation of hides and skins in leather making for sustainable development – A review

During the leather processing, large quantities of the salt as sodium chloride, about 30-50 % (% w/w on raw weight) is applied for short term preservation of hides and skins, which subsequently leaches out from the skins/hides and end up in waste streams. This raises a serious environmental concern...

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Main Authors: Venkatasubramanian Sivakumar, Resmi Mohan, Chellappa Muralidharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Seniko studio Ltd 2019-03-01
Series:Textile & Leather Review
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Online Access:http://www.textile-leather.com/tlr-2-1-2019-19-sivakumar/