A chemo-enzymatic pathway leads towards zero discharge tanning |
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Institution: | 1. School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT, Vellore 632014, Tamilnadu, India;2. Tannery division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai 600020, Tamilnadu, India;3. Formerly, Tannery division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai 600020, Tamilnadu, India |
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Abstract: | Leather processing has been an important industrial activity, which has gained significant economic relevance in India. The recent practices of leather manufacture cause difficulties with regard to environmental challenges. The conventional method for making the skins ready for tanning and the tanning by itself employs a wide variety of chemicals which result in an increase in chemical oxygen demand (COD), total dissolved solids (TDS), chlorides, sulfates and chromium in the tannery effluent. In this study, an integrated chemo-enzymatic methodology has been explored which would minimize or to some extent eradicate the unsafe chemicals involved in the process to provide a clean environment. The sequence involves an enzymatic dehairing, NaOH based fibre opening and a pickle-less chrome tanning. The modified process results in decrease in COD and TS (total solids) loads by 67 and 78%, respectively, as compared with control process. The process explored appears to be economically viable. |
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