POR FESR 2014-2020 Regione Veneto – Anno 2017 Asse 1 Azione 1.1.1
POR FESR 2014-2020 Regione Veneto – Anno 2017 Asse 1 Azione 1.1.1
Azione 1.1.1 “Support for the employment of researchers (Phd students and Master graduates with a technical-scientific profile) in the development of industrialization project”
Project: RICERCA INDUSTRIALE PER LO SVILUPPO DI NUOVI AGENTI CONCIANTI
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TANNING AGENTS
Financial support granted: € 36.375,00 on a total eligible cost of € 48.500,00.
Description: Industrial development of the production and use of new tanning agents has led to the introduction of an environmental and economical sustainable technology. With this innovative technology, tanneries are now able to produce “green” leather.
Aim: the main project objectives were:
• quality validation of process and product
• report of the critical issues for technological integration
• cost/benefit analysis report
Final results: This project has allowed us to consolidate some important aspects related to the production and use of our corporate products (ACL) for the tanning sector. Industrial research has confirmed the validity of this technology for the use of ACL as chrome substitute tanning agents. In particular, the use of ACL has been verified for different types of leather (sheep, cattle) and for different application sectors (clothing, automotive). The overall impact of the process has been validated from an environmental and economic sustainability point of view. Regarding this last aspect it emerged that, although the ACLs have higher costs than Chrome, ACLs can be reasonably compared to other commercial products such as synthetic or natural tannins. In all cases the process has a significantly lower environmental impact and lower cost of managing industrial wastewater. In general, ACL technology, based on what was verified in these 12 months of the project, was found to be more economically sustainable compared to tannins and even to chrome. Therefore, innovation has taken on a totally revolutionary and high-impact aspect, until today there were no products with these characteristics on the market.