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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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | Catalan |
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/81122 |