Bolivian researcher claims good tanning results with plant-based chrome alternatives
29/10/2012
An academic at the technology faculty of the Higher University of San Andrés (UMSA) in La Paz, Bolivia, has published a report claiming positive results in tests to use eucalyptus, sumac and protium to tan leather. The tests compared results in producing leather from fish skins and bovine hides using the plants with the results of using chrome...