Approaches towards elucidating the mechanism of tanning using an organo-zirconium complex

Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 359-367

  Sreeram, K J ^a   Rao, J Raghava ^a   Nair, Balachandran Unni ^a   Ramasami, T ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN BONDS; LEATHER; ORGANOMETALLICS; PH EFFECTS; ZIRCONIUM;

CHROMIUM SALTS; ELECTROVALENT; MINERAL TANNING SALTS;

TANNING;

EID: 0034498243     PISSN: 00029726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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