We use terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, combined with effective-medium theory, to measure the moisture content and thickness of leather simultaneously. These results demonstrate that this method could become a standard quality control test for the industrial tanning process.

This paper reports a method for preparing artificial leather with high comfort and useful mechanical property. Blending thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU), Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) prepolymer 4,4-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MOCA), nanofiber was obtained by using online reactive electrospinning technology heat cross-linking. Compared the commercial PU leather, tensile strength of f...

Climate changes and global warming are considered as very important challenges of sustainable development. Carbon sequestration is the easiest and cheapest way to reduce the greenhouse gases, especially carbon which constitutes the largest portion of them. In the present study, the potential of carbon sequestration in four plant species of Atriplex canescens, Haloxylon persicum, Artemisia siebe...

A sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) in the leather-making process is key for inducing a sustainable shift leather supply chain. Fashion an industry that highly vulnerable to sustainability disruptions and, at same time, as fertile ground SOIs. As result of increasing pressures from market, several fashion brands have started recognize potential SOIs induce positive transformation whole T...

Despite the fact, world leather industries are built on chromium tannage system, there is a growing interest of metal free tannages (chrome). This primarily owing to rising demand for tanning in industry. The goal this research paper was evaluate influences vegetable tannins materials retannage leather, by using Acacia nilotica ssp Adansonia pods (hydrolysable tannins) and Azadirachta indica ba...

Thermal photovoltaic systems are used to harness solar energy generate electricity and thermal at the same time. In this technology, electrical efficiency is very low compared efficiency; as cell surface temperature rises, decreases, so one of ways achieve high exergy analysis. Exergy analysis a process or system shows how much ability perform work input has been consumed by that system. resear...

We quantified protection given by a variety of gloves against bat bites by using steel indenters to simulate teeth and measuring forces needed to puncture the gloves. Level of protection given by gloves was compared to expected bite forces and tooth sharpness of bats. Cotton, plastic-coated synthetic fabric, and proprietary materials advertised as punctureand cut-resistant were easy to penetrat...