Recycling of chrome-tanned leather and its utilization as polymeric materials and in polymer-based composites: a review

M Parisi, A Nanni, M Colonna - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tanneries generate large amounts of solid and liquid wastes, which contain harmful
chemical compounds in the environment, such as chromium, that is used in the tanning …

A review of EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) rubber-based nanocomposites: properties and progress

NL Costa, CT Hiranobe, HP Cardim, G Dognani… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) is a synthetic rubber widely used in industry
and commerce due to its high thermal and chemical resistance. Nanotechnology has …

A renewable and sustainable framework for clean fuel towards circular economy for solid waste generation in leather tanneries

AM Ali, A Khan, M Shahbaz, MI Rashid, M Imran… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
In today's economy, the leather industry is one of the most important manufacturing
industries in the world. Mismanaging solid waste in tanneries is the most significant …

Natural rubber-based elastomer reinforced by chemically modified multiscale leather collagen fibers with excellent toughness

S Li, Y Wang, W Xu, B Shi - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Natural rubber (NR) composite elastomers have been increasingly explored recently,
because they are renewable and environment-friendly. The excellent toughness of rubber …

A chrome-free combination tanning strategy: based on silicic acid and plant tannin

Z Zhang, Y Liu, J Wang, T **e, L Sun, Z Li - Journal of Leather Science and …, 2021 - Springer
Silicic acid, commonly derived from cheap and easily available sodium silicate, has recently
received great attention for application in leather industry to produce ecological leather with …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable construction materials for low-cost housing: Thermal insulation potential of expanded SBR composites with leather waste

GD Ribeiro, CT Hiranobe, S da Silva Araújo… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in improving energy efficiency and
thermal comfort in low-income housing, especially in regions prone to extreme climatic …

Renewable proteins from agricultural and animal sources as innovative multifunctional bio-fillers for rubber composites: A comprehensive review

M Alagia, B La Ferla, L Zoia, F Peri - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a growing need to find novel, sustainable solutions for elastomer reinforcement.
Many biomass polymers have been used for this purpose, including cellulose, starch, lignin …

Film-forming ability of collagen hydrolysate extracted from leather solid wastes with chitosan

B Ocak - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018 - Springer
Discharges of huge quantities of leather solid wastes by leather industries and the increased
use of synthetic packaging films have raised serious concerns on account of their …

A novel substitution-based method for effective leaching of chromium (III) from chromium-tanned leather waste: The thermodynamics, kinetics and mechanism studies

L Wang, M Chen, J Li, Y **, Y Zhang, Y Wang - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
A substitution-based method for chromium (III) leaching from chromium-tanned leather
waste (CTLW) without destroying the collagen matrix was proposed. The leaching efficiency …

Using the Lorenz–Park, Mooney–Rivlin, and dynamic mechanical analysis relationship on natural rubber/leather shavings composites

RJ Santos, CT Hiranobe, G Dognani… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tanning industry generates millions of tons of waste every year, which can cause
environmental damage as well as problems to human health. In this article, we analyzed the …