Minimization of the environmental impact of chrome tanning: A new process reusing the tanning floats

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 2128-2132

  Morera, Josep M ^a   Bartolí, Esther ^a   Chico, Roberto ^a   Solé, Cristian ^b   Cabeza, Luisa F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chrome tanning; Residual float; Tanning industry; Tanning wastewater; Wastewater minimization

Indexed keywords

CHROME TANNING; RESIDUAL FLOAT; TANNING INDUSTRY; TANNING WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER MINIMIZATION;

CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEATHER; SALTS; WASTEWATER;

TANNING;

EID: 80052434017     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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