Recouping the wastewater: A way forward for cleaner leather processing

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 591-599

  Raghava Rao, J ^a   Chandrababu, N K ^a   Muralidharan, C ^a   Nair, Balachandran Unni ^a   Rao, P G ^a   Ramasami, T ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cleaner technologies; Cleaner technologies in leather making; Green chemistry; Greener technologies; Improved water management; Process integration; Water and chemical recycling; Water use reduction in leather making

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RECYCLING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CLEANER LEATHER PROCESSING;

LEATHER;

EID: 0037411816     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(02)00095-1     Document Type: Article

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