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Eco friendly tanning cycle (LIFETAN)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2015, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2017,
Background
The European Union leather industry, 70% of which is located in Italy and Spain, represents a significant share of global production and is an important economic sector for the whole EU. However, leather production is traditionally responsible for heavy environmental impacts. In particular, industrial leather tanning entails significant use of: ...
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Environmentally friendly natural products instead of chemical products in the degreasing phase of the tanning cycle (LIFE ECODEFATTING)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2014, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2016,
Background
In the EU, about 235 000 t of leather are produced annually, with Italy and Spain the main producing countries.
Products of petrochemical origin, and in particular chlorinated compounds, have been widely used in the leather defatting process. They are preferred mainly because of their chemical stability, low cost and good performance. Yet, the ...
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Low cost sorbent for reducing mercury emissions (SOREME)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2013, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2014,
Background
Every year, more than 2 000 tonnes of mercury are released into the air through human activity; some 340 tonnes/year of this comes from Europe. The most toxic form of mercury released into the environment is elemental or methyl mercury (MeHg), a bioaccumulative neurotoxin. Elemental mercury is insoluble in water and cannot be captured effective ...
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