Minimization of the environmental impact in the unhairing of bovine hides

Chemosphere

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1681-1686

  Morera, Josep M ^a   Bacardit, Anna ^a   Ollé, Lluís ^a   Bartolí, Esther ^a   Borràs, Maria D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hide unhairing; Pollution minimization; Residual float; Tanning industry; Unhairing wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITROGEN; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; OXYGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM; ZINC SULFIDE;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; (PL) PROPERTIES; ABSOLUTE VALUES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN; CHEMICAL POLLUTIONS; ELSEVIER (CO); NEW METHODS; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; RE CIRCULATION; SODIUM SULFIDES; WATER CONSUMPTION;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITROGEN; SODIUM SULFIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAIR; POLLUTION CONTROL; UNGULATE; WASTEWATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUID INTAKE; LEATHER INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION CONTROL; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SULFIDES; TANNING;

BOVINAE;

EID: 47649095905     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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