A chemo-enzymatic pathway leads towards zero discharge tanning

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 13-14, 2007, Pages 1217-1227

  Aravindhan, R ^a   Saravanabhavan, S ^a   Thanikaivelan, P ^a   Rao, J Raghava ^a   Nair, B Unni ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Environment; Enzymatic dehairing; Fibre opening; Leather; NaOH; Pickle free chrome tanning

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYME KINETICS; LEATHER; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHROME TANNING; ENZYMATIC DEHAIRING; TANNERY EFFLUENT; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS);

TANNING;

EID: 33947531197     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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