Download or read book Ecotoxicological Diagnosis in the Tanning Industry written by Mwinyikione Mwinyihija and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-09-11 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tanning industry is a major source of pollution worldwide, particularly in developing countries. The major public concern over tanneries has traditionally been about odours and water pollution from untreated discharges. Important poll- ants associated with the tanning industry include chlorides, tannins, chromium, sulphate and sulphides as well as trace organic chemicals and, increasingly, synthetic chemicals such as pesticides, dyes and finishing agents, as well as solvents. These substances are frequently toxic and persistent, and affect both human and environmental health. The primary focus in this book was to identify the recently developed ecoto- cological analytical trends (rapid, simple and inexpensive) related to the tanning industry on terrestrial and aquatic systems. The resultant research data reported, incorporates both field related and laboratory based techniques to address under- ing environmental problems in the tanning sector. The book also includes a chapter to explore the occupational hazards in a tannery environment caused by conta- nated dust. It was important to note that an optical set-up involving microscopy and digital imaging techniques was initially used to determine dust particle numbers and size distributions as a preamble to ascertaining the dust toxicity levels.

Download or read book Tanning Chemistry written by Anthony D Covington and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even in the 21st Century, the manufacture of leather retains an air of the dark arts, still somewhat shrouded in the mysteries of a millennia old, craft based industry. Despite the best efforts of a few scientists over the last century or so, much of the understanding of the principles of tanning is still based on received wisdom and experience. Leather is made from (usually) the hides and skins of animals - large animals such as cattle have hides, small animals such as sheep have skins. The skin of any animal is largely composed of the protein collagen, so it is the chemistry of this fibrous protein and the properties it confers to the skin with which the tanner is most concerned. In addition, other components of the skin impact on processing, impact on the chemistry of the material and impact on the properties of the product, leather. Therefore, it is useful to understand the relationships between skin structure at the molecular and macro levels, the changes imposed by modifying the chemistry of the material and the eventual properties of the leather. This book aims to contribute to changing the thinking in the industry, to continue building a body of scientific understanding, aimed at enhancing the sustainability of an industry which produces a unique group of materials, derived from a natural source. The Science of Leather is the only current text on tanning science, and addresses the scientific principles which underpin the processes involved in making leather. It is concerned with the chemical modification of collagen, prior to tanning and the tanning reactions in particular. The subject is covered in the following order: collagen chemistry, collagen structure, skin structure, processing to prepare for tanning, the tanning processes and processing after tanning. The aim of the book is to provide leather scientists and technologists with an understanding of how the reactions work, the nature of their outcomes and how the processes can be controlled and changed. The objective is to synthesise a scientific view of leather making and to arrive at an understanding of the nature of tanning - how the wide range of chemistries employed in the art can change the properties of collagen, making leather with different properties, especially conferring different degrees of stabilisation as measured by the hydrothermal stability. Environmental issues are not treated as a separate theme - the impact of leather making on the environment is a thread running through the text, with the assumption that better understanding of the science of leather making will lead to improved processing. The book also reflects on the ways leather technology may develop in the future based on the foundation of understanding the scientific principles which can be exploited. It also includes a subject index, references and a glossary. The book provides the reader with insights into the role science plays in leather technology and provides fundamental understanding, which should be the basis for scientific and technological research and development for the benefit of the global leather industry. The book is aimed at students, leather scientists and technologists, in both academia and industry, in leather production and in chemical supply houses.

Download or read book The Tanning Industry written by Arthur Heath Onthank and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hides and Skins for the Tanning Industry written by Ian Leach and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1995 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Leather Processing Tanning Technology Handbook written by NIIR Board of Consultants Engineers and published by NIIR PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leather Industry has been one of the traditional industries operating at present. The hides and skins of animals are the source of leather and preserving hides and tanning them into leather has become an important industry. Leather-making is now a scientifically based industry, but still retains some of the charm and mystery of the original craft. Animal skin that has been processed to retain its flexibility, toughness, and waterproof nature is known as leather. "Leather tanning" is a general term for the numerous processing steps involved in converting animal hides or skins into finished leather. Tanning is the final process in turning hides and skins into leather. Tanning involves a complex combination of mechanical and chemical processes. The heart of the process is the tanning operation itself in which organic or inorganic materials become chemically bound to the protein structure of the hide and preserve it from deterioration. The main chemical processes carried out by the tanner are the unhairing, liming, tanning, neutralizing and dyeing. This indispensable handbook provides a detailed insight into the leather industry, leather processing and tanning technology with manufacturing of different forms of leather products. The book contains the manufacturing process of different forms and type of leather products like box and willow sides, glazed kid, sole leather, lace leather, belting and bag leather, chamois leather, upholstery leather, antique leather, light and fancy leather, etc. to name a few. This book will be very helpful to its readers, upcoming entrepreneurs, scientists, existing industries, technical institutions, technocrats, etc.

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Download or read book History of the Tanning Industry in Woburn written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Craft to National Industry in the Nineteenth Century written by Lucius F. Ellsworth and published by Ayer Publishing. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hides Hemlocks and Adirondack History written by Barbara McMartin and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A largely forgotten history is brought to life in this well researched book.

Download or read book The Leather Leather Tanning Industry 1933 1953 written by Canada. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Industry and Merchandising Division and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Tanning Industry of the South Shore of Massachusetts Bay in the Counties of Suffolk Norfolk and Plymouth written by Edward H. Dewson and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report on an Investigation of the Tanning Industry in the United States of America written by C. C. Kritzinger and published by . This book was released on with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The New York State Tanning Industry to 1900 written by Lucius F. Ellsworth and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report on the Crisis in the Tanning Industry written by R. Gauthier and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Safeguarding Workers in the Tanning Industry written by United States. Department of Labor. Working Conditions Service and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Leather Tanning Industry written by Canada. Dominion Bureau of Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Tanning Industry in Wisconsin written by Charles Ernest Schefft and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: