Rapid oxidative dehairing using alkaline hydrogen peroxide and potassium cyanate: Reuse of the dehairing reagents

Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 165-173

  Marmer, William N ^a   Dudley, Robert L ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; FLAYING; POTASSIUM CYANATES; RAPID OXIDATIVE DEHAIRING;

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MEATS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 18944368786     PISSN: 00029726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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