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Optimization of dialdehyde soluble soybean polysaccharide: preparation by response surface methodology for cleaner leather tanning

RSC Advances, 2022
Leather is widely used in daily necessities, such as shoes and bags. Traditional chrome tanning might produce leathers with excellent mechanical and thermal properties but gives rise to problems, such as environmental pollution.
Haolin Zhu, Hui Liu, Keyong Tang, Jie Liu, Xuejing Zheng, Ying Pei, Jide Zhong   +6 more
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Plant-Based Copper Oxide Nanoparticles; Biosynthesis, Characterization, Antibacterial Activity, Tanning Wastewater Treatment, and Heavy Metals Sorption

Catalysts, 2023
Herein, the aqueous extract of Portulaca oleracea has been used as a safe, cheap, eco-friendly, and applicable scale-up method to bio-fabricate copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs).
A. Eid, Amr Fouda, S. Hassan, M. Hamza, Nada K. Alharbi, Amr A. Elkelish, A. Alharthi, W. M. Salem   +7 more
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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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The Catalytic Activity of Biosynthesized Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles (MgO-NPs) for Inhibiting the Growth of Pathogenic Microbes, Tanning Effluent Treatment, and Chromium Ion Removal

Catalysts, 2021
Magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO-NPs) were synthesized using the fungal strain Aspergillus terreus S1 to overcome the disadvantages of chemical and physical methods.
Ebrahim Saied, A. Eid, S. Hassan, S. Salem, A. Radwan, Mahmoud Halawa, Fayez M. Saleh, H. Saad, Essa M. Saied, A. Fouda   +9 more
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Extraction of a novel tanning agent from indigenous plant bark and its application in leather processing

Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 2022
The use of vegetable tanning materials in leather processing has drawn attention as an alternative to basic chromium sulphate for its natural abundance and environmental aspects.
Raju Kumar Das, Al Mizan, F. Zohra, Sobur Ahmed, K. S. Ahmed, Hemayet Hossain   +5 more
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An Epidemiological Update on Indoor Tanning and the Risk of Skin Cancers

Current Oncology, 2022
Indoor tanning (sunbeds, solarium) uses artificial ultraviolet radiation (UVR) to stimulate cosmetic tanning of the skin. Indoor tanning has been officially classified as a human carcinogen in 2009 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of ...
C. Dessinioti, A. Stratigos
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Phyco-Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Marine Macroalgae, Ulva fasciata Delile, Characterization, Antibacterial Activity, Photocatalysis, and Tanning Wastewater Treatment

Catalysts, 2022
The aqueous extract of marine green macroalgae, Ulva fasciata Delile, was harnessed for the synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs). The conversion to ZnO-NPs was characterized by color change, UV–vis spectroscopy, FT-IR, TEM, SEM-EDX, and XRD ...
Amr Fouda, A. Eid, Ayman Abdelkareem, H. Said, Ehab F. El-Belely, D. H. Alkhalifah, Khalid S. Alshallash, S. Hassan   +7 more
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Biomass-derived aldehyde tanning agents with in-situ dyeing properties: a ‘Two Birds with One Stone’ strategy for engineering chrome-free and dye-free colored leather

Green Chemistry, 2022
High-profile chrome (Cr) pollution from tanning and potential health hazards from released leather dyes and pigments in leather products restrict the sustainable development of the leather industry.
W. Ding, J. Remón, Zhicheng Jiang
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Cost‐effectiveness of a policy‐based intervention to reduce melanoma and other skin cancers associated with indoor tanning

British Journal of Dermatology, 2022
The use of indoor tanning devices causes melanoma and other skin cancers with resulting morbidity, mortality and increased healthcare costs. Policymakers require robust economic evidence to inform decisions about a possible ban of such devices to ...
M. Eden, R. Hainsworth, L. Gordon, Tracy Epton, P. Lorigan, L. Rhodes, R. Marais, A. Green, K. Payne   +8 more
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Indoor Tanning and the Risk of Overall and Early-Onset Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cancers, 2021
Simple Summary Motivated by the increasing incidences of skin cancer, in 2015, Australian states banned indoor tanning to prevent exposure to artificial ultraviolet light.
Seokyung An, Kyungsik Kim, Sungji Moon, Kwang-Pil Ko, Inah Kim, J. E. Lee, Sue-Kyung Park   +6 more
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