Evaluation of the process of descarnes deliming waste of a process of tanning

Abstract

The productive transformation process in furs leather developed in the tanning industry generates different types of waste that should have a proper handling. This research consisted of find a separation of waste lime treatment of suede desencalado of the tanning process stage the process of tanning to be used in different applications. Descarnes whitewashed were selected for the implementation of 6 treatments with three replications of deliming through baths with water at room temperature by controlling the factors time in 3 levels (2, 3 and 4 hours) and sulfuric acid as an agent decalcifier at two levels 1 and 2(N). The best results in this process were obtained with the treatment with a concentration of sulfuric acid 2N and an agitation time of 3 hours.

Keywords

• Desencalado
• curtición
• residuos
• curtiembre