Pige Kexue Yu Gongcheng (Jun 2025)
Research Progress of Chitosan in Clean Leather Making
Abstract
With the concept of green industry, the development of leather tannery chemicals towards sustainability has become an inevitable trend. As a natural biomass macromolecule material, chitosan has great potential in the application of leather tannery chemicals because of its safety, non-toxicity, environmental friendliness, biodegradability, and antibacterial properties. This paper reviews the current status of research in the tanning industry, and introduced the application prospects of chitosan in various leather-making processes (tanning, fatliquoring, dyeing, wastewater treatment, etc.). Finally, the development trend of chitosan in clean leather making was prospected.
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