Silicate enhanced enzymatic dehairing: A new lime-sulfide-free process for cowhides

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3776-3783

  Saravanabhavan, Subramani ^a   Thanikaivelan, Palanisamy ^a   Rao, Jonnalagadda Raghava ^a   Nair, Balachandran Unni ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENZYMES; LIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TANNING; WASTEWATER;

ENZYMATIC DEHAIRING; LIME-SULFIDE-FREE PROCESS; SILICATE SALTS; WASTEWATER POLLUTION;

SILICATES;

CALCIUM OXIDE; SILICATE; SULFIDE;

POLLUTION CONTROL; TANNERY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COW; EFFLUENT; ESTHETIC SURGERY; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; HAIR REMOVAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SILICATES; TANNING; WATER POLLUTION;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 18944378085     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048770o     Document Type: Article

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