The DyTan process claims to show significant water savings compared to other metal-free tanning systems. Credit: Archroma The DyTan process is the outcome of a partnership between Archroma and ...

(Nanowerk News) Humanity’s interest in preserving animal skins dates to prehistory, but in the 21st century leather goods have become ubiquitous. Leather shoes, belts, jackets and handbags are part of ...

A new 'greener' and cleaner chemical process* could revolutionize the leather-tanning industry, according to a report in the Feb. 15 issue of the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental ...

A new 'greener' and cleaner chemical process could revolutionize the leather-tanning industry, according to a new report. 'Reverse' leather tanning, which essentially works backward from the point ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- South Dakota State University research funded in part by the Environmental Protection Agency could lead to a cleaner, greener leather tanning industry. SDSU research associate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tanners at the Chouara Tannery in Morocco have been transforming animal hides into leather since the 11th century. The tanning ...

Clariant has developed a leather tanning process that it says is faster and uses less water, salt, and other chemicals than traditional chromium-based tanning methods. Clariant says its new EasyWhite ...

(openPR) Fraunhofer UMSICHT developed a completely innovative leather tanning process that reduces emissions and production costs. The process can contribute to retain and strengthen ...

ON A RECENT VACATION in Morocco, my husband and I watched one of the oldest chemical processes in action: the conversion of animal hides into leather by a process that was already well-developed by ...