Abstract

In earlier papers, we studied the behaviour in the pickling/tanning processes of hides and sheepskins of four commercial non-swelling products. The application of these products yielded a significant reduction in salinity. In the case of sheepskins, the best results in terms of non-swelling capacity, shrinkage temperature, conductivity and Chemical Oxygen Demand of the residual baths corresponded to the pickling treatments carried out at a salinity of 2°Bé with a 2% offer of naphtol 3-6 disulphonic acid, or with a 2% offer of p-hydroxydiphenyl sulphonic acid, or with a 4% offer of polyacrylic acid.