Forschungsinstitut für Leder und Kunststoffbahnen (FILK) gGmbH
Abstract
Content:
Microwave is a fast, efficient and energy-saving thermal resource, hence an attempt has been made for applying this technology in the combination tanning using titanium (III) and tannin extracts. In this work, the microwave effects on the complex reaction of Ti (III) with tannin extracts and leather products properties were investigated. The precipitation condition was used to characterize the complexation
degree between Ti (III) and tannin extracts. And the shrinkage temperature, tear strength, SEM, DSC, TG, FT-IR, and histological structure were used to characterize the changes in the physical and chemical
properties of the combined tanned leather.
Take-Away:
The results showed that microwave irradiation can accelerate the complex reaction of Ti (III) with tannin extracts. At the room temperature, the mixture of tannin and titanous sulphate kept stable at pH 3-4. In addition, microwave could increase the shrinkage temperature, tear strength, thermal stability, and fibrage of Ti (III)-tannin tanned leather, and it would not change the combination mode of the skins with
tanning agents as well as the hierarchical structure of collagen. Therefore, these results inferred that microwave could promote the reaction between Ti (III) and tannins and the combination of tannins with
collagen, which may provide a theoretical basis for the application of microwave in Ti (III)-tannin combination tanning technology