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The Principles of Leather Manufacture

by H. R. Procter

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Chapter XXVIII Waste Products and Their Disposal

Hair — Fleshings and glue-stuff — Fat — Bate-shavings — Horns — Spent tan — Tan-furnaces — Sewage and other waste liquids — Chemical purification of sewage — Settling tanks — Filter-presses — Bacterial purification of sewage — Tannery waste-liquors PAGE 460

APPENDIX A.

METHOD OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LEATHER-TRADES CHEMISTS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TANNING MATERIALS: Corrected to 1901.

Sampling from bulk — Preparation for analysis — Preparation of infusion — Determination of tanning matters and non-tannins — Colour-measurement — Analysis of used liquors PAGE 475

APPENDIX B.

THE DECIMAL SYSTEM.

Metrical weights and measures — Centigrade thermometer PAGE 481

APPENDIX C.

METHOD OF ANALYSIS OF TANNING MATERIALS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTS: Corrected to 1901.

Preparation of sample — Quantity of material — Moisture — Total solids — Soluble solids — Non-tannins — Tannins — Testing of hide-powder — Testing non-tannin filtrate PAGE 482

APPENDIX D.

LISTS OF COAL-TAR DYES SUITABLE FOR DYEING AND STAINING LEATHER, furnished by Mr. M. C. LAMB.

Colours for staining leather — Colours for dyeing vegetable-tanned leather — Dyeing and finishing chrome-leather — List of colours suitable for chrome-leather PAGE 485


INDEX PAGE 499


PRINCIPLES
OF
LEATHER MANUFACTURE.

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