Pige Kexue Yu Gongcheng (Jun 2025)

Research Progress of Chitosan in Clean Leather Making

  • Shuang LIANG,
  • Xuechuan WANG,
  • Chao WEI,
  • Kexin LIN,
  • Xugang DANG

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12472/j.issn.1004-7964.202400202
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 3
pp. 40 – 48

Abstract

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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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