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Wet Blue Enzymatic Treatment and Its Effect on Leather Properties and Post-Tanning Processes.

ABSTRACT: Due to their variety, specific activity, and mild reaction conditions, enzymes have a wide application in beam house processes such as soaking, dehairing, bating, and de-greasing. Recently, due to improvements in biotechnology, re-bating after chroming has received increased attention. The aim of this work was to investigate the application of enzyme preparation in the re-bating process and its effect on the semifinished and finished product, as well as its influence on post-tanning operations. The enzymatic treatment of chromed semifinished leather (wet blue) led to a higher shrinkage temperature (1-6 °C), greater water vapour absorption (0.3-5.5%), better chromium compounds exhaustion during re-chroming (4-21%), and better dye penetration. Moreover, collagen was affected during the enzymatic process; the results showed a greater concentration influence in the operation compared to the process time. On the other hand, no effect on the physical and mechanical properties and fat-liquoring process was observed. Overall, these results indicate that some properties and processes are improved; however, before use for re-bating, every enzyme should be carefully investigated.

SUBMITTER: Biskauskaite R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10051666 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Wet Blue Enzymatic Treatment and Its Effect on Leather Properties and Post-Tanning Processes.

Biškauskaitė Renata R Valeika Virgilijus V

Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20230313 6

Due to their variety, specific activity, and mild reaction conditions, enzymes have a wide application in beam house processes such as soaking, dehairing, bating, and de-greasing. Recently, due to improvements in biotechnology, re-bating after chroming has received increased attention. The aim of this work was to investigate the application of enzyme preparation in the re-bating process and its effect on the semifinished and finished product, as well as its influence on post-tanning operations. ...[more]

PMID: 36984180

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Wet Blue Enzymatic Treatment and Its Effect on Leather Properties and Post-Tanning Processes.

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