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| − | Formaldehyde is a strong reducing agent that reacts with [ | + | Formaldehyde is a strong reducing agent that reacts with [[protein|proteins]] in a hide to form insoluble, stable compounds that are resistant to putrefaction. The use of formaldehyde was a standard tanning method for washable skins from sheep or lamb. It produces a strong, white, pliable, [[leather]] that is water-resistant(Kuhn 1986). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 15 January 2014
Description
Formaldehyde is a strong reducing agent that reacts with proteins in a hide to form insoluble, stable compounds that are resistant to putrefaction. The use of formaldehyde was a standard tanning method for washable skins from sheep or lamb. It produces a strong, white, pliable, Leather that is water-resistant(Kuhn 1986).
Synonyms and Related Terms
aldehyde leather; formaldehyde tannage; curtimenta a formaldeído (Port.)
Additional Information
H.Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986.
Authority
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989
- Website address 1 Comment: American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org