Due to the manufacturing process, leather contains minerals including magnesium compounds, unbound non-tanning agents, tanning agents, etc. that can be washed out. A high mineral content means that the leather is artificially weighted and can lead to leather defects. Consequently, the total leaching loss as well as the mineral content and the organic content to be calculated from it are important quality criteria for leather.
Join us for the Freiberg Collagen Symposium, September, 29-30, Freiberg/Germany
The symposium is an established meeting point for scientists, manufacturers, and users from around the world who focus on topics related to collagen—such as collagen extraction and processing, analytics, synthetic collagen and collagen peptides, simulation and modeling, and medical and pharmaceutical applications.