Tannery process with effluent recycling

    公开(公告)号:US11040890B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-22

    申请号:US16708002

    申请日:2019-12-09

    申请人: Zhuangdou Zhang

    发明人: Zhuangdou Zhang

    摘要: A recycling process for achieving near-zero emissions of tannery effluent is characterized in that effluent recycling is carried out independently in soaking, liming, re-liming, de-liming bating, pickling chrome tanning, re-tanning, neutralizing, and dyeing procedures. The effluents in the above procedures can be recycled in each step. This process greatly reduces effluent discharge and helps solve the problem of tanning pollution. The process also improves the quality of the finished leather, effectively decreases loose grain rate and increases compactness and fullness of the finished product. The project can reduce chemical material consumption by 15%-55%. For example, the consumption of chromium powder can be reduced up to 65%. Consumption of other chemical materials can be reduced by more than 90%, while certain chemical materials can be essentially completely conserved.

    Liquid smoke tanning method
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09938592B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-10

    申请号:US15017603

    申请日:2016-02-06

    申请人: Matthew Richards

    发明人: Matthew Richards

    摘要: A liquid smoke tanning method uses liquid smoke as a tanning agent for tanning an animal skin, such as a hide or fur. The liquid smoke is used a natural source of aldehydes, which are commonly used in the tanning process and known to introduce toxicity into the animal skin. After the skin is prepared and cleaned for tanning, it is tanned in a liquid smoke solution, which may also include alum in an alternative embodiment. The liquid smoke is efficacious for crosslinking collagen proteins in the animal skin during the tanning process. The liquid smoke provides substantially the same collagen crosslinking capacity of aldehydes such as glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde, or glyoxol. The liquid smoke is, however, organic and does not contain the level of toxins found in chemically produced aldehydes. After the tanning, the skin is dried through known means for production as an organic, nontoxic leather.