(Nanowerk News) Humanity’s interest in preserving animal skins dates to prehistory, but in the 21st century leather goods have become ubiquitous. Leather shoes, belts, jackets and handbags are part of ...
A new 'greener' and cleaner chemical process could revolutionize the leather-tanning industry, according to a new report. 'Reverse' leather tanning, which essentially works backward from the point ...
The DyTan process claims to show significant water savings compared to other metal-free tanning systems. Credit: Archroma The DyTan process is the outcome of a partnership between Archroma and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tanners at the Chouara Tannery in Morocco have been transforming animal hides into leather since the 11th century. The tanning ...
Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Mercedes has a new approach to leather. The company's super-luxury Maybach arm introduced the first vegetable-tanned ...
ON A RECENT VACATION in Morocco, my husband and I watched one of the oldest chemical processes in action: the conversion of animal hides into leather by a process that was already well-developed by ...
Though we may consider ourselves intellectually and technologically superior to our cave-dwelling ancestors, we still adorn our bodies, transports, and homes with the skin of conquered animals. But ...
A new 'greener' and cleaner chemical process* could revolutionize the leather-tanning industry, according to a report in the Feb. 15 issue of the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental ...
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