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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 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 == | ||
| − | aldehyde leather; formaldehyde tannage; curtimenta a | + | aldehyde leather; formaldehyde tannage; curtimenta a formaldeído (Port.) |
| − | == | + | == Resources and Citations == |
| − | + | * 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 |
| − | * | + | * American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org |
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Latest revision as of 12:27, 7 August 2022
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.)
Resources and Citations
- 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
- American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org