An insight into artisanal leather making in Ghana  

作　　者：Miriam Appiah-Brempong Helen M.K.Essandoh Nana Yaw Asiedu Samuel Kwame Dadzie Francis Warings Yao Momade 

机构地区：[1]RWESCK,Department of Civil Engineering,College of Engineering,Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,Kumasi,Ghana [2]Department of Chemical Engineering,College of Engineering,Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,Kumasi,Ghana [3]Department of Materials Engineering,College of Engineering,Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,Kumasi,Ghana

出　　处：《Journal of Leather Science and Engineering》2020年第1期307-320,共14页皮革科学与工程（英文）

基　　金：funded by the World Bank,Ghana Government,RWESCK and KNUST.

摘　　要：The production of leather from animal skins and hides through tanning processes began in the pre-historic ages.Despite the origination of new leather making techniques such as chrome tanning which is being employed extensively today,the traditional method of leather production primarily through vegetable tanning is still being practised mostly in artisanal tanneries in developing nations including Ghana.Artisanal leather making,thus,contributes beneficially to rural livelihood.Nevertheless,the growth of this sector has been stifled by the lack of innovative technologies to enhance productivity.This challenge could be partly linked to the knowledge gap on the scientific principles governing artisanal leather production processes.This study,therefore,elaborates on various process steps and materials employed in traditional leather making in Ghana and the scientific principles underlying each of the processes.It also makes a comparison between traditional and modern leather manufacturing processes and identifies knowledge and technological gaps which would inspire in-depth scientific research into artisanal leather making.

关 键 词：Artisanal leather making processes Modern-day leather manufacturing Animal skin/hide TANNERY Pre-tanning TANNING Post-tanning 

分 类 号：TS5[轻工技术与工程—皮革化学与工程]