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A review of the green chemistry approaches to leather tanning in imparting sustainable leather manufacturing

Green Chemistry, 2023
Leather is an important biobased collagen protein material, which is used in the manufacture of a variety of products including footwear, automotive upholstery, garments, and sports equipment.
M. M. Hassan, Jane Harris, J. Busfield, E. Bilotti   +3 more
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Non-aqueous green solvents improve alpha-amylase induced fiber opening in leather processing

Scientific Reports, 2020
Severe water deficit and highly polluting effluent generation from leather industries have constantly been pressurizing the tanners to adopt cleaner leather processing systems.
Poornima Ramamoorthi, Aravindhan Rathinam, Raghava Rao Jonnalagadda, Thanikaivelan Palanisamy   +3 more
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Optimization and application of UVC irradiation for prevention of fungal biodeterioration of vegetable tanned and chrome tanned leather

Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 2022
UV-C irradiation critically effects the growth of micro-fungi and also deteriorate leather materials. In the present study vegetable tanned and chrome tanned leather were infected with pure cultures of Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus, which were
Eshita Jhahan, Subarna Bhattacharyya, Anirban Chaudhuri, Nirmal Sarkar, Shaheen Akhtar, Punarbasu Chaudhuri   +5 more
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Recent technological innovations in mycelium materials as leather substitutes: a patent review

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023
Leathery mycelium materials, made from the vegetative part of filamentous fungi, have garnered significant interest in recent years due to their great potential of providing environmentally sustainable alternatives to animal- and plastic-based leathers ...
Elise Elsacker, Simon Vandelook, E. Peeters   +2 more
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Vision Transformers for Anomaly Detection and Localisation in Leather Surface Defect Classification Based on Low-Resolution Images and a Small Dataset

Applied Sciences, 2023
Genuine leather manufacturing is a multibillion-dollar industry that processes animal hides from varying types of animals such as sheep, alligator, goat, ostrich, crocodile, and cow.
Anton Smith, Shengzhi Du, A. Kurien
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Recent advances concerning polyurethane in leather applications: an overview of conventional and greener solutions

Collagen and Leather, 2023
Leather is one of the most popular products across globe and holds a significant place in the economy, while the pollution, associated to traditional leather industry, is far away on the “green chemistry” principles.
Jize Liu, Federica Recupido, G. Lama, M. Oliviero, L. Verdolotti, M. Lavorgna   +5 more
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Fabrication of Novel Polymer Composites from Leather Waste Fibers and Recycled Poly(Ethylene-Vinyl-Acetate) for Value-Added Products

Sustainability, 2023
This investigation was focused on evaluating the utilization of Leather-waste, i.e., “Leather Shavings”, to develop “Poly(ethylene-vinyl-acetate)” (EVA) based “polymer matrix composites”.
Shubham Sharma, P. Sudhakara, Jujhar Singh, S. M. R., S. Siengchin   +4 more
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Development of Green Leather Alternative from Natural Rubber and Pineapple Leaf Fiber

Sustainability, 2023
In the present research, a plant-based leather substitute material or leather alternative was developed from natural rubber (NR) and pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) using a simple process.
Sorn Duangsuwan, Preeyanuch Junkong, P. Phinyocheep, S. Thanawan, T. Amornsakchai   +4 more
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Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Reinforced Biocomposite: Recycling of Postconsumed Footwear Leather

Advances in Polymer Technology, 2023
The increasing concerns about solid waste disposal have led to the development of innovative strategies for repurposing waste materials. This paper describes a simple solution casting process for recycling postconsumed footwear leather fiber (PCF) into a
Rashedul Islam, Md Ashikur Rahaman Noyon, Thuhin Kumar Dey, Mamun Jamal, Rajasekar Rathanasamy, Moganapriya Chinnasamy, Md. Elias Uddin   +6 more
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Mycofabrication of Mycelium-Based Leather from Brown-Rot Fungi

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Sustainable substitutes for leather can be made from mushroom mycelium, which is an environmentally friendly alternative to animal and synthetic leather. Mycelium-based leather is derived from Polyporales, in which lignocellulosic material is used as the
Jegadeesh Raman, Da-Song Kim, Hyun-Seok Kim, Deuk-Sil Oh, Hyun-Jae Shin   +4 more
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