Disclosed are a leather odor removal composition, a method of manufacturing leather with reduced odor using the same, and leather manufactured through the method. The method of reducing leather odor may include using a composition including a filler and a softening mixture.

Disclosed are a leather odor removal composition, a method of manufacturing leather with reduced odor using the same, and leather manufactured through the method. The method of reducing leather odor may include using a composition including a filler and a softening mixture.

Provided is a composition for manufacturing leather comprising: hydroxide and borax (Na.sub.2B.sub.4O.sub.7•10H.sub.2O).

A process is provided for marking leather manufactured from hide with an XRF-identifiable marker, the process comprising treating a hide or processed leather with a formulation comprising at least one XRF-identifiable marker to embed said marker in the hide or processed leather, to thereby obtain a marked hide or marked leather, wherein the XRF-identifiable marker is not a native material to a hide or leather or involved in a process for its manufacturing.

A process is provided for marking leather manufactured from hide with an XRF-identifiable marker, the process comprising treating a hide or processed leather with a formulation comprising at least one XRF-identifiable marker to embed said marker in the hide or processed leather, to thereby obtain a marked hide or marked leather, wherein the XRF-identifiable marker is not a native material to a hide or leather or involved in a process for its manufacturing.

Provided is a method of manufacturing leather, comprising: preparing fabric including soaking, fleshing, liming, reliming, band knifing, deliming, and bating of natural leather; shaving the prepared fabric to a uniform thickness; neutralizing the shaved fabric to a pH of 5 to 7; flame retardant processing of performing a flame retardant treatment on the neutralized fabric with a composition for manufacturing leather; and drying the flame retardant treated fabric.

A recycling process for achieving near-zero emissions of tannery effluent is characterized in that effluent recycling is carried out independently in soaking, liming, re-liming, de-liming bating, pickling chrome tanning, re-tanning, neutralizing, and dyeing procedures. The effluents in the above procedures can be recycled in each step. This process greatly reduces effluent discharge and helps solve the problem of tanning pollution. The process also improves the quality of the finished leather, effectively decreases loose grain rate and increases compactness and fullness of the finished product. The project can reduce chemical material consumption by 15%-55%. For example, the consumption of chromium powder can be reduced up to 65%. Consumption of other chemical materials can be reduced by more than 90%, while certain chemical materials can be essentially completely conserved.

A recycling process for achieving near-zero emissions of tannery effluent is characterized in that effluent recycling is carried out independently in soaking, liming, re-liming, de-liming bating, pickling chrome tanning, re-tanning, neutralizing, and dyeing procedures. The effluents in the above procedures can be recycled in each step. This process greatly reduces effluent discharge and helps solve the problem of tanning pollution. The process also improves the quality of the finished leather, effectively decreases loose grain rate and increases compactness and fullness of the finished product. The project can reduce chemical material consumption by 15%-55%. For example, the consumption of chromium powder can be reduced up to 65%. Consumption of other chemical materials can be reduced by more than 90%, while certain chemical materials can be essentially completely conserved.

The present invention relates to a process for the tanning of animal hides characterised, compared to currently adopted processes, by the non-adoption of the step known in the industry as pickling. The invention also concerned hides tanned by said process.

The present invention relates to a process for the tanning of animal hides characterised, compared to currently adopted processes, by the non-adoption of the step known in the industry as pickling. The invention also concerned hides tanned by said process.