The influence of chromium supplied by tanning and wet finishing processes on the formation of Cr(VI) in leather

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-228

  Fuck, W F ^a   Gutterres, M ^a   Marcilio N R ^a   Bordingnon, S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hexavalent chromium; Leather; Tanning process

Indexed keywords

AGING PROCESS; DEACIDIFICATION; DETECTION LIMITS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FATLIQUOR; FATLIQUORING PROCESS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; HEXAVALENT STATE; LEATHER INDUSTRIES; LEATHER MANUFACTURING; TANNING PROCESS; WET FINISHING PROCESS;

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; LEATHER; SYNTHETIC LEATHER;

TANNING;

EID: 79960485100     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322011000200006     Document Type: Article

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