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A Systematic Review on Potential Bio Leather Substitute for Natural Leather

Journal of Engineering, 2023
Bio-based leather substitutes are an emerging class of ethically and environmentally responsible natural fabrics that are increasingly exceeding consumer aesthetic and functional expectations as an alternative to bovine and synthetic leathers.
Girmaw Yeshanbel Kefale, Zerihun Teshome Kebede, Alehegn Atalay Birlie   +2 more
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Advanced collagen nanofibers-based functional bio-composites for high-value utilization of leather: A review

Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 2021
Natural leather with outstanding biomimetic properties is the main application of animal skin. However, the traditional tannery industry is facing serious issues of sustainability, such as low value addition and high environmental pollution.
Xiaoxiao Liu, Manhui Zheng, Xuechuan Wang   +2 more
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Comparison of the Technical Performance of Leather, Artificial Leather, and Trendy Alternatives

Coatings, 2021
The market for biogenic and synthetic alternatives to leather is increasing aiming to replace animal-based materials with vegan alternatives. In parallel, bio-based raw materials should be used instead of fossil-based synthetic raw materials.
, Anke Mondschein
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Biodegradability of leather: a crucial indicator to evaluate sustainability of leather

Collagen and Leather
Biodegradability is a crucial indicator to evaluate the sustainability of leather. Herein, a rapid method for biodegradation test in an aqueous medium by measuring biochemical oxygen demand was used to determine the biodegradability of leather from ...
Ya-nan Wang, Yuxin Zhang, Zhen Wang
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Leather for flexible multifunctional bio-based materials: a review

Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 2022
Nowadays, diverse leather usage conditions and increasing demands from consumers challenge the leather industry. Traditional leather manufacturing is facing long-term challenges, including low-value threshold, confined application fields, and ...
Zhongxue Bai, Xuechuan Wang, Manhui Zheng, Ouyang Yue, Long Xie, Siyu Zha, Shuyin Dong, Tong Li, Yanyan Song, Mengchen Huang, Xinhua Liu   +10 more
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Sustainable metal-free leather manufacture via synergistic effects of triazine derivative and vegetable tannins

Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 2023
Restrictions on heavy metals, especially chromium, have encouraged alternative tanning systems that can reduce environmental and human health risks from conventional chrome-based tanning.
Yuanhang Xiao, Jiajing Zhou, Chunhua Wang, Jinwei Zhang, Vera D. Radnaeva, Wei Lin   +5 more
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Manufacturing of isocyanate-based oligomeric dyes with high coloring capabilities: synthesis and application in the dyeing of organic chrome-free leather

Collagen and Leather
Leather dyeing is a critical step in leather manufacturing, as it is responsible for providing leather products with an eye-catching visual aspect and adequate quality properties to meet customers' expectations.
Wei Ding, Song Guo, Haiteng Liu, Xiaoyan Pang, Zhiwen Ding, Javier Remón   +5 more
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Toward Sustainable Leather Processing: A Comprehensive Review of Cleaner Production Strategies and Environmental Impacts

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Although the leather processing industry is vital in terms of employment creation, revenue generation, consumption of by-products from the meat industry, and the production of the valuable commodity called leather, the industry is considered “red marked”
Lioul Getachew Alemu, Girmaw Yeshanbel Kefale, Ruth Hailu, Anteneh Tilahun, Eyob Minbale, Alene Eyasu   +5 more
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Preparation of aerogel and its application progress in coatings: a mini overview

Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 2021
Aerogels are predominantly mesoporous, extremely lightweight, low density (∼ 0.003 g/cm3) and thermally insulating materials. Over the years, aerogels have gained increasing attention due to their extraordinary properties (light, heat, sound, electricity
Berhanu Telay Mekonnen, Wei Ding, Haiteng Liu, Song Guo, Xiaoyan Pang, Zhiwen Ding, Mohammed Hussein Seid   +6 more
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Wearable Safeguarding Leather Composite with Excellent Sensing, Thermal Management, and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

Advancement of science, 2023
This work illustrates a “soft‐toughness” coupling design method to integrate the shear stiffening gel (SSG), natural leather, and nonwoven fabrics (NWF) for preparing leather/MXene/SSG/NWF (LMSN) composite with high anti‐impact protecting, piezoresistive
Ziyang Fan, Liang Lu, Min Sang, Jianpeng Wu, Xinyi Wang, Feng Xu, X. Gong, Tianzhi Luo, K. Leung, Shouhu Xuan   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source