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Abstract
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Innovative Chemically Modified Natural Tannins (CMNT) for eco-friendly tanning have been developed within the LIFE I’M TAN project co-financed by EU, for the production of environmentally sustainable leather for footwear, handbags, leather goods with low environmental impact, low chemical hazard, sustainable costs, reduced waste disposal and a circular economy approach for the recycling and reuse of waste. Chestnut and Quebracho extracts have been chemically modified according to green chemistry principles (bio-based chemicals, zero waste) to produce high exhaustion CMNT. Chemical modifications empower the efficacy of the tanning process, reduce the load of tanning agent required, increase bath exhaustion, reduce water consumption and wastewater pollution.