13th AICLST Congress · 2026 · TC-101-P
Nishanthi R, Sathish G, Benish Rose, Srinivasan S. V *
… The outcome of the study could help in synergetic approach for sustainable combined treatment and disposal of the fibrous banana peduncle by pyrolysis and utilize the biochar during Anaerobic Digestion (AD) of fleshing waste …
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Srirupa Dasgupta, Brijesh Kumar Sriwastava, Ipsita Sengupta
Water pollution resulting from tannery effluents in the leather industry poses a striking environmental challenge due to high organic load and toxic heavy metals. This study proposes a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM)–based …
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Kazuya Takase
Lime splits, a by-product of the splitting process following unhairing and liming, are utilized not only for split leather production but also as raw materials for food and cosmetics, such as collagen and …
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Pankaj Kumar Tyagi1*, Sheeba Jilani, Faisal Talib, Goutam Mukherjee
Despite the fact that the Indian leather sector employs about 4.42 million people and brings in around USD 5 billion in export revenue, with plans to reach USD 30 billion by 2030, stakeholders …
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Renganath Rao Ramesha and Raghava Rao Jonnlagaddab
The increasing restrictions on halogenated flame retardants, particularly brominated compounds, have created an urgent need for environmentally benign and high-performance alternatives in leather manufacturing. This study presents the development of a bromine-free …
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Jordi Escabrós; Joan Barenys
In the context of climate imperatives and the transition from fossil-based inputs, the Trumpler Group has developed an advanced biotechnological platform for valorizing chrome-tanned leather waste. Through controlled enzymatic hydrolysis followed by …
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Sudipta Banerjee
… These challenges are amplified by sector-specific constraints, including biological variability of raw hides, high water and chemical intensity, reliance on shared effluent treatment infrastructure, uneven technological maturity, and persistent skill gaps. This study …
Open original PDF →XXXVII IULTCS Congress · 2023 · O-237-217
Hui Liu; Zhenhua Yin; Cuiyun Liu; Jie Liu; Shufa Qin; Jianming Sun; Keyong Tang
The use of conventional lime/alkali system in beamhouse involves a series of complex operation units, which bring a lot of sulfide, suspended solids and ammonia nitrogen pollution. In this work, dispase was used …
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Giulia Romagnoli,1 Simone Zurzolo,1 Franca Nuti,2 Paolo Testi,3 Elena Petricci1
It is estimated that leather processing produces 200 times more waste than total product output thus negatively impacting in the environment. 1 Waste from tannery industries are solids or liquids. While liquid waste management …
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Volker Rabe; Jens Fennen; Biju Francis; Florian Doeppert
The biodegradability of leather is gaining increasing attention in the context of sustainable material development, particularly regarding environmental compatibility and circularity. However, the actual extent and rate of degradation of leather are significantly influenced …
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