UD Sustainable Leather

I am a student in the University of Delaware's Summer Scholar's Research Program under the advisement of Dr. Cao of the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies. Our project focuses on sustainable leather tanning methods. The majority of leather used in the modern apparel industry is tanned with the heavy metal chromium. Using environmentally friendly tanning methods, we hope to find a sustainable leather tanning process that provides leather with properties similar to chromium-tanned leather.

Monday, June 13, 2011

June 11, 2011

Baiting
The test strip in the pepsin solution was left in solution to continue digestion of unwanted proteins.

Liming

The second test strip was placed in an NaOH solution of 200 mL of H₂O and 2 g of NaOH. The solution had a pH of 10. The test strip was left in solution overnight to loosen the hair.

UD Sustainable Leather

Monday, June 13, 2011

June 11, 2011

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