| Author | Procter, H. R. (Henry Richardson), 1848-1927 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 03015091 |
| Title | The Principles of Leather Manufacture |
| Contents | Introductory and historical -- Introductory sketch of leather manufacture -- The living cell -- Putrefaction and fermentation -- Antiseptics and disinfectants -- The origin and curing of hides and skins -- Structure and growth of skin -- The chemical constituents of skin -- The physical chemistry of the hide-fibre -- Water as used in the tannery -- Soaking and softening of hides and skins -- Depilation -- Deliming, bating, puering and drenching -- Alum tannage, or tawing -- Iron and chrome tannages -- Principles of the vegetable tanning processes -- Combination of vegetable and mineral tannages -- Vegetable tanning materials -- The chemistry of the tannins -- The sampling and analysis of tanning materials -- The grinding of tanning materials -- The extraction of tanning materials, and the making of extracts -- Fats, soaps, oils and waxes -- Oil tannages, and the use of oils and fats in currying -- Dyes and dyeing -- Evaporation, heating and drying -- Construction and maintenance of tanneries -- Waste products and their disposal -- Appendix A: Method of the international association of leather-trades chemists for the analysis of tanning materials. Corrected to 1901 -- Appendix B: The decimal system -- Appendix C: Method of analysis of tanning materials of the american association of official agricultural chemists. Corrected to 1901 -- Appendix D: Lists of coal-tar dyes suitable for dyeing and staining leather, furnished by Mr. M. C. Lamb. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TS: Technology: Manufactures |
| Subject | Leather |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 57548 |
| Release Date | Jul 20, 2018 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 68 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
