TARA (Caesalpinia spinosa): the sustainable source of tannins for innovative tanning processes

This thesis considers the fruit of the tara tree (Caesalpinia spinosa) as a sustainable source for tanning agents and proposes alternatives to the commercial mineral salts and vegetable extracts to comply with an increasing demand that concerns lower carbon footprint and health safety. Taxonomy of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Castell Escuer, Joan Carles
Other Authors: Ollé i Otero, Lluís
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/81122