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A tanning process that produces a white, water-resistant leather. Zirconium tanning uses a low pH (about 2) solution of zirconium salts ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zirconium%20sulfate zirconium sulfate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zirconium%20chloride zirconium chloride]) to produce a firm, tight leather with low-shrinkage.
A tanning process that produces a white, water-resistant leather. Zirconium tanning uses a low pH (about 2) solution of zirconium salts ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zirconium%20sulfate zirconium sulfate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zirconium%20chloride zirconium chloride]) to produce a firm, tight leather with low-shrinkage.


== Authority ==
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==


* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986
* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986

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Description

A tanning process that produces a white, water-resistant leather. Zirconium tanning uses a low pH (about 2) solution of zirconium salts (zirconium sulfate, zirconium chloride) to produce a firm, tight leather with low-shrinkage.

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986