Publications
The SLTC produces a range of publications that are available to purchase by members and non-members.
Pocket Book
Extract from review of the Pocket Book by Prof. Dr. Gunter Reich
Published over 60 years after the Atkin and Thompson edition of Procter’s Leather Chemists Pocket Book, the Leather Technologists Pocket book has 11 chapters with 206 pages on all stages of the leather manufacturing process, including effluent treatment and the cost structures of leather manufacture. A further 9 chapters with 160 pages provides a detailed description of approximately 100 conventional and unconventional leather test methods. A chapter on acids, bases and salts gives information about the laws concerning electrolytes through to explanatory notes on the law of mass action and pH value calculations. The final chapter gives advice on laboratory practices, from safety measures to statistical trouble shooting, log book management and much more. In an Appendix, important data is provided about conversion factors, units of measurement, preparation of buffer and indicator solutions, the composition of fats and oils as well as a table of approximately 100 SLTC Test Methods.
Pocket Book (delivery included)
Price
UK
£37.00
EU
£40.00
Rest of World
£47.00
“Such a book has been long since needed and this book satisfies that need”
“It provided leather technicians and laboratory technicians with an urgently required guide for daily use”
“At the present time, no comparable book about this industry is available”
Official Method of Analysis
The origins of the Society go back to 1897 when the first ever international conference of leather chemists was held in London and subsequently The International Association of Leather Trades Chemists (IALTC) was formed. 1902 saw the publication of “Collegium”, the journal of the IALTC.
The Official Methods were re-published in 1996 and any IULTCS methods it contained were amended up till 2005.
The Official Methods have now been reproduced in a digital format. They will be sold watermarked with the name of the purchaser added.
Official Methods (email delivery)
Price
Members
£150.00
Companies
£500.00
