SLTC hosts annual conference

摘要

The UK's Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists (SLTC) held its 122nd annual conference in Northampton on April 27. The keynote Procter Memorial Lecture was given by Dr Michael Meyer of FILK on the subject of the thermal behaviour of collagen. Callum Mackay from the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies considered the role of water in chrome tanning and the implications of low water usage processing. This work, in combination with Qualus, utilising XOrbs to replace the traditional 'float', examined reduced water usage, shorter processing time, chemical savings and reduced effluent output. Gordon Paul from Devro discussed the use of collagen as a raw material for the manufacturing of sausage casings, films and gels; Eric Poles from Silvateam discussed the antibacterial qualities of vegetable tannins, with specific reference to chestnut, quebracho and tara.