Tara (Caesalpinia spinosa) : the sustainable source of tannins for innovative tanning processes /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Castell Escuer, Joan Carles (autor)
Other Authors: Bacardit, Anna (Director), Ollé, Lluis (Director)
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • State of the art of sustainability. Description. Economical and commercial viability of the tara tanning trading. Theoretic fundamentals. Experimental. Objectives of the experimental part. Characterization of commercial tara powder.
  • Characterization of tannins from Bolivian tara fruits. Pretanning process. Design I: blending with syntans. Pretanning process with tara. Experimental design II: optimizing with napththalene sulphonic syntan. Pretanning process with tara. Experimental design III: optimizing pre-tanning pelt and final pH conditions.