The journal Green Chemistry has published a scientific paper on Zeology as the sustainable, versatile and game-changing alternative in leather tanning. The article is entitled “Zeolites as Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Tanning Chemistries” and available here. The article is written by: William Wise, University of Northampton, Institute for Creative Leather Technologies Stefan Davis, University of Northampton Institute for Creative Leather Technologies Wouter Hendriksen, Royal Smit and Zoon Dirick Von Behr, Royal Smit & Zoon Sujay Prabakar, NZ Leather Research Yi Zhang, NZ Leather Research Go to the article Leather is the largest application of collagen where typical tanning chemistries include metal salts, polyphenolics and aldehydes. A new type of material that is gaining industrial significance is based on a composite of collagen and zeolite in the area of sustainable leather manufacture. This approach utilises simple, abundant, and benign chemistry, which provides leather with the physical properties needed for a range of possible applications. Share this:
