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Chromium-free tanning

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III IULTCS EuroCongress · 2022 · V-P-283

Enabling technologies for novel generations of sustainable and smart leathers

Florio C.*[1], Favazzi A.[2], Maffei G.[3], Loi A.[4], Nogarole M.[1], Trigila F.[2], Lambertini V .G.[5], Sarno M.[6]

… wet processes using tanning agents with reduced chromium content or chrom -free tanning molecules associated with nanostructured agents; B: finishing processes through the use of nanostructured agents for the functionalization of lea- thers (functionalized …

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XXXVIII IULTCS Congress · 2025 · L-O-024

Assessment of the Reproducibility of ISO 20136 for the Biodegradation of Tanned Leather: Longitudinal Analysis and Statistical Validation

Marcelo Bertazzo; Alex Migallón; Margarita Rodríguez Álvarez; Elena Orgilés Calpena

… Initiatives such as the substitution of traditional tanning agents with chromium-free alternatives, coupled with more sustainable finishing treatments, represent a turning point for the sector [8]. Likewise, the implementation of modern manufacturing guidelines …

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13th AICLST Congress · 2026 · TI-35-O

Sustainable Leather Processing: pH-Driven in Situ Self-Assembly of Biomass-Based Tanning Agents from Tea Polyphenols

Wenlong Chen a,b,c, Xu Zhang a,b,c, Chunxiao Zhang a,b,c, and Biyu Peng a,b,c

To mitigate chromium pollution in leather manufacturing, we developed a novel biomass-based chrome-free tanning agent (polyphenol–cyanuric chloride derivative, PCC) by grafting cyanuric chloride (CC) onto tea polyphenol (TP). Exploiting the pH …

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