A profitable use of by-products of the poultry slaughter. The tanning of hen’s feet skins

Authors

  • Juan Iade Vergara Departamento de Textiles, Lana Bruta, Tops y Cueros, LATU, Uruguay
  • Susana Casanova Área de Patología y Producción Avícola, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
  • Leticia Losada Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
  • Andrés Larrosa Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, Uruguay

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26461/07.12

Keywords:

Leather, chicken, tanned

Abstract

The aim of this development is to add value to one of the by-products of the poultry slaughtery, the chicken’s feet. The process began with the skinning of the chicken’s feet, which underwent a tanning process to obtain a leather characterised for its similarity with exotic leathers such as the reptile ones. To facilitate its possible production by artisanal means we designed a more environmental-friendly process, eliminating the use of sodium sulfide in the stages corresponding to dehairing and liming, followed by a chromium-free tanning based on a combination of vegetable tannins and synthetic retanning agents. Confirmation of the tanning of the skins was performed by measuring the shrinkage temperature of leathers, obtaining a value of 80 °C, higher than those of the raw hides. Physical properties were evaluated to characterize the product, obtaining tensile strength values of 0,65 kg/mm2 and a tear resistance of 2,10 kg/mm.

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Published

2012-10-24

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How to Cite

A profitable use of by-products of the poultry slaughter. The tanning of hen’s feet skins. (2012). INNOTEC, 7 ene-dic, 75-81. https://doi.org/10.26461/07.12