Difference between revisions of "Zirconium tanning"
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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 ([ | + | A tanning process that produces a white, water-resistant leather. Zirconium tanning uses a low pH (about 2) solution of zirconium salts ([[zirconium%20sulfate|zirconium sulfate]], [[zirconium%20chloride|zirconium chloride]]) to produce a firm, tight leather with low-shrinkage. |
== Sources Checked for Data in Record == | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 9 May 2016
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