Research and Development Projects - GOING ON

   

- DERMAGENESIS: Bio-engenearing of leather: Structure design, biosyntesis - Towards zero emission production. See project resume >

 

- RESTORM: Radical environmental sustainable tannery operation by resource managament. See project resume >

  
Research and Development Projects - FINISHED


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ECO–DEGREASING: Aqueous degreasing of fatty sheepskins through the replacement of ethoxylated nonylphenol by biodegradable ethoxylated alcohols and further recycling. See project resume >

- AALARM: Certified reference materials for Aromatic Amines in leather - Feasibility study. See project resume >

- CHEMPEN: Novel approaches to optimising chemical penetration during leather manufacture.  See project resume >- Treatment of fleshing for the valoration as fat and protein source.

- MOND: Accompanying measure on critical technology selection and conference for renewable energy recovery from biomass generated within the european leather sector. Seproject resume >

- PLASMALEATHER: Cold plasma treatement for new, hihg-quality water repellent leathers: an innovative, eco-friendly technology to enhance the product performances and the competitiveness of the european leather tanneries. See project resume >

- TANNOSE: Measurement  and diagnosi of odours in tanning process: an innovative measurement system and meth to improve the environmental sustainability, the product quality and the competitiveness of the european tanneries. See project resume >

- Re-cycling of solid waste from tanning process (hair, shavings, trimming, chrome cuttings). (LIFE)

- Improvement in the quality of leather and environment in the production of leather by the application of specific enzimes in the beamhouse. (Craft)

- Innovative waste water treatments for plants operating in the tanning industries. (Craft)

- Ecologycal drying process for leathers from hides and skins. (Craft)

- Tannery Net. Concerted action for the European Tanning Industry. - (Enviroment Program)

- Recovering of by-products and its subsequent re-use. (Craft)

- New technique for the tanning separation from vegetable tannage floats. (Craft)

- New chemical auxiliaries to avoid the use of solvents in the skin degreasing. (Craft)

- Free-or-low chrome containig tanning process. (Craft)