31st International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies (IULTCS) Congress 2011

摘要

The XXXI IULTCS Congress held in Valencia, Spain, in September attracted almost 280 people from 28 countries. A total of 51 lectures were given during the three-day event and a total of 53 poster displays were shown. The opening presentation was the Heidemann Lecture, entitled "A natural plant cross-linker from olive waste for leather tanning". This was presented by Dr Heinz-Peter Germann, Director of the Lederinstitut Gerberschule Reutlingen, Germany. Biotechnic, Germany, aqueous extracts from this waste were found to cross-link with collagen to form a stable tannage with a shrinkage temperature greater than 70℃.