Abstract:
Skin and hide chrome shaving wastes from tanneries are generated during leather
processing. The chrome shaving wastes contained significant quantity of protein and
chromium which was dumped into sites or land fill, consequently creating the major
environmental problem of the tanning industries throughout the world. The objective
of this work is to indicate a method or technique to develop retanning agent for use in
leather industry from the waste generated by the tanning industry. The extracted
chrome shaving hydrolysate, containing the protein fractions was prepared by alkaline
hydrolysis in the presence of sodium hydroxide at a pH of 11.5-12.20. As SPSS
result, the effect of time, temperature, alkaline concentration and their interaction on
yield of collagen hydrolysate were significant mean that there was difference in
treatment mean if the F value from SPSS is greater than the F Value from appendix
where as the interaction of alkaline concentration and temperature was no significant
impact because the F value from SPSS is less than the F value from appendix.
As the result indicated that the moisture, ash, total solid, protein, fat and chromic
oxide content of the collagen hydrolysate was found to be 45.32%,11%,109
gm/L,74.81%,0.48 and nil respectively.
Organoleptic properties and physical tests of the leather article prepared. Evaluated by
experts and found to be on graph with that of the control leathers.
Thermo gravimetric analysis result indicated that the thermal transition temperatures
of thermal decomposition were accompanied by weight loss for CPrF and for PrH
mass which was response to thermal stability for PrH is slightly better.
The FTIR result indicates that the bands at around 1510-1528 cm
-1
and ~1400 cm
-1
signified the presence of (-NH3
+
) and (–COO
-) for PrH which was pronounced during
retanning and dying process to give better color depth, tear strength, tensile strength.
The major finding of the study was PrH filler which was extracted from chrome
shaving waste through hydrolysis method in protein extractor which was computable,
effective and efficient for leather process application.
This study also answered the disposal problem associated with the solid waste
generated form tanning industries as well as economical beneficial. The proposed
methodology could be easily adopted by all leather industries.
Key word
Collagen, Protein, Hydrolysis, chrome shaving, extraction, retanning