Alternative Tanning Agent for Leather Industry from a Sustainable Source

Author(s):  
Cigdem Kilicarislan Ozkan ◽  
Hasan Ozgunay

Dialdehyde starches with different aldehyde content from native corn starch were prepared by sodium periodate oxidation to be used as a tanning agent in leather making. For this purpose, native corn starch was oxidized with sodium metaperiodate in different molar ratios. After oxidation processes, the yields, solubility in water and aldehyde contents of the obtained dialdehyde starches were determined as well as structure characterizations by Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Gel Permeation Chromatography. Evaluating the gel permeation chromatography data, the dialdehyde starch samples which were thought to be in appropriate molecular weight/size to penetrate into skin fibers were selected to be used in the tanning process. Their tanning abilities were evaluated by investigating hydrothermal stabilities, filling and fiber isolation characteristics and physical properties determined by mechanical tests and organoleptically. From the evaluation of the results, it was revealed that sodium metaperiodate oxidized starches which have appropriate molecular weight and adequate aldehyde content has a remarkable tanning effect and can be utilized as a tanning agent with the advantages of not necessitating pickling process which means saving time and simplifying the production but more importantly offering an important advantage from an environmental point of view.

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria de Oliveira ◽  
Telma Teixeira Franco ◽  
Enio Nazaré de Oliveira Junior

The thermal depolymerization of chitosan and alkaline deacetylation of chitin were characterized by measurement of viscosity, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), potentiometric titration (PT), and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H1NMR). The depolymerization rates (DR) measured by kinematic viscosity (KV), apparent viscosity (AV), and GPC (Mw) until 4 h of treatment wereDRKV=21.9,DRAV=25.5, andDRMw=23.3% h-1and for 5 to 10 h of treatment they decreased slowly to produce ofDRKV=0.545,DRAV=0.248, andDRMw=1.11% h-1. The mole fraction of N-acetylglucosamine residuesFAof chitosans was not modified after 10 h of thermal treatment at 100°C. The initialFAvalues of chitosan without any treatment wereFAPT=0.21andFAHNMR1=0.22and of chitosan treated for 10 h wereFAPT=0.27andFAHNMR1=0.22. The variables used to characterize the depolymerization process showed a good correlation. Six hours of thermal treatment as sufficient to obtain chitosans with a molar mass 90% smaller than that of the control chitosan without treatment.


Biomolecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Hongli Li ◽  
Wenzhi Li ◽  
Hongtao Wu ◽  
Dengbang Jiang ◽  
Mingwei Yuan ◽  
...  

In this study, the poly(lactide-ε-caprolactone) (P(LA-CL)) copolymer is synthesized by ring-opening polymerization with glycol used as a molecular weight regulator to adjust the molecular weight of the polymer. The proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) results demonstrate that the P(LA-CL) copolymer is successfully synthesized, and that the molecular weight can be controlled by the glycol content. The thermoplastic plate is processed with triallyl isocyanurate as a cross-linking agent by a single-screw extruder followed by γ-ray irradiation. Shape memory test results show that the material had the desired shape memory effect, with deformation recovery rates reaching 100%. After secondary stretching of samples, deformation recovery rates are unchanged. The results of mechanical property measurements indicate that with added lactide, the tensile strength is improved and shore hardness is increased by 20%–30%. Data from clinical trials also reveal that the material has good clinical effects in thermoplastic membrane fixation.


2012 ◽  
Vol 487 ◽  
pp. 48-52
Author(s):  
Sheng Hua Lv ◽  
Gong Rui ◽  
Di Li

The radical copolymerization of resorcinol (RSC) and 3,5-dihydroxyl benzoic (DHBA) was carried out in water by the initiator of horseradish (HRP)/H2O2. It was discussed that the effects of monomer composition on the properties of the copolymer. The best monomer mass ratio of RSC:DHBA was 60:40 and the shrink temperature can reached to 88.5oC. The tanning result indicated that the copolymer of RSC and DHPA has particularly excellent tanning properties and can be served as leather tannage substitute for chrome tanning materials. And also the mechanism of the HRP initiated copolymerization was proposed. The structure and molecular weight of the copolymer was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). The copolymer can be as tannage and retannage in making leather process. The results showed that it has excellent tanning properties and retanning effects.


1975 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 189 ◽  
Author(s):  
RA Shanks

Gel permeation columns of Bio Beads S-X8 have been used to provide separation of oligomers and other small organic molecules. Results show successful separations up to molecular weight c. 600. The retention times of compounds have been correlated with the largest molecular dimension of the molecules and also with molar volumes.


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