Nanotechnologies for Leather Manufacturing

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, increasing interests have been directed towards incorporating nanotechnologies into leather and synthetic leather manufacturing, which offers new approaches, methodologies, and cost-effective improvements in leather performances, as well as enabling the industry to meet stricter legislation regarding environmental safety. In order to guide the leather and synthetic leather technologists and chemists worldwide, this Special Issue is aimed at the research progress related to existing nanotechnologies in leather or synthetic leather manufacturing processes, including tanning, re-tanning, coating, and effluent treatment, etc. The emphasis includes the preparation of nano-based materials, the mechanism of nanotechnologies changing conventional processes, improving performances of the resultant leather, and the possible obstacles retarding the technical development, as well as the potential health and environment risks associated with the incorporation of nanotechnologies.

Prof. Dr. Haojun Fan
Prof. Dr. Yi Chen
Guest Editors

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• leather
• synthetic leather
• nano-based materials
• nano leather-making processes
• leather performance
• nano leather-making mechanism