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Enhanced photocatalysts based on Ag-TiO2 and Ag-N-TiO2 nanoparticles for multifunctional leather surface coating

Open Chemistry, 2016
The Ag deposition on TiO2 nanoparticles (Ag-TiO2 NPs) and N-TiO2 nanoparticles (Ag-N-TiO2 NPs) has been made by electrochemical methodology in view of improved antibacterial properties and enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation.
Gaidau Carmen, Petica Aurora, Ignat Madalina, Iordache Ovidiu, Ditu Lia-Mara, Ionescu Marcel   +5 more
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Self-driven directional dehydration enabled eco-friendly manufacture of chrome-free leather

Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 2022
Manufacture of eco-friendly chrome-free leather is of great significance for realizing sustainable development of leather industry. Conventional tanning theory believes that it is impossible to convert raw hide to leather without the utilization of cross-
Yawen Huang, Hanzhong Xiao, Haoliang Pu, Ni Xue, Baicun Hao, Xin Huang, Bi Shi   +6 more
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CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN THE OCEAN-AN ESCAPE ROUTE

Environmental Problems, 2022
The utilization of fossil fuels is releasing previously carbon stored in the various carbon pools of the earth and increasing the global concentration of Carbon dioxide from an initial 280 parts per million in the 1850s to above 400 parts per million ...
Wilson Uzochukwu Eze, Mekidani Aaron Musa, Virginia Ngozi Okolo, Amos Dindul Kalip, Pascalina Paulleo, Bernard Egwu Igiri, Abba John, David Ibeabuchi Onyemachi   +7 more
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Characterization of Extracted Vegetable Tannin From Bombax ceiba Flowers: Physical–Mechanical Assessment of Produced Leather

Journal of Chemistry
Retanning is an important step in leather production that improves leather’s physical and mechanical properties to achieve the desired final quality. To ensure an eco-friendly environment, a green tanning agent is used in the retanning step instead of ...
Md. Abul Hashem, Sasbir Rahman Sium, Syeda Fariha Rahman, Md. Mukimujjaman Miem, Modinatul Maoya   +4 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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CIRCULAR TECHNOLOGY FOR SHEEPSKIN TANNING [PDF]

Annals of the University of Oradea: Fascicle of Textiles, Leatherwork, 2022
The circular economy is synonymous with the production of "zero waste" in the context in which valuable resources are lost and the European development agenda aims for a program of smart, sustainable, inclusive growth. At present, finding alternatives to
GAIDAU Carmen, STANCA Maria, NICULESCU Mihaela, BERECHET Daniela, SIMION Demetra, ALEXE Cosmin   +5 more
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Chromium-free and waterless vegetable-aluminium tanning system for sustainable leather manufacture

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2021
Intensifying researches in leather sector are focusing on eco-benign tanning chemicals with less environmental impact processing route. The present study aims to design an eco-acceptable shoe upper leather process that could potentially eliminate use of ...
Srinivasan Pradeep, Sundarapandiyan Sundaramoorthy, Murali Sathish, Gladstone Christopher Jayakumar, Aravindhan Rathinam, Balaraman Madhan, Palanivel Saravanan, Jonnalagadda Raghava Rao   +7 more
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Flame retardance of leather with flame retardant added in retanning process

Results in Physics, 2019
With the wide application of leather products, higher requirements are put forward for its flame retardancy. In this work, in order to improve the flame retardant performance of leather, phosphorus flame retardant (PFR), nitrogen and phosphorus ...
Baorong Duan, Quanjie Wang, Xue Wang, Yun Li, Mengmeng Zhang, Shen Diao   +5 more
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Ensemble Convolutional Neural Networks With Knowledge Transfer for Leather Defect Classification in Industrial Settings

IEEE Access, 2020
Leather defect analysis is important for leather quality grading which directly effects the leather exports. Automated leather sample classification is vital due to slow and subjective nature of the manual process.
Masood Aslam, Tariq M. Khan, Syed Saud Naqvi, Geoff Holmes, Rafea Naffa   +4 more
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Anionic surfactant sulfate dodecyl sodium (SDS)-induced thermodynamics and conformational changes of collagen by ultrasensitive microcalorimetry

Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 2021
In this communication, sulfate dodecyl sodium (SDS)-induced thermodynamics and conformational changes of collagen were studied. We used ultrasensitive differential scanning calorimetry (US-DSC) to directly monitor the thermal transition of collagen in ...
Jie Zhang, Chunhua Wang, Fengteng Zhang, Wei Lin   +3 more
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