A novel biocatalyst developed by researchers at CLRI, Chennai speeds up the leather processing time at the pre-tanning stage, cuts chromium usage, and achieves three-fold reduction in water usage thus reducing waste discharge. A novel amylase-based biocatalyst developed by researchers at the Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI), Chennai helps in the processing leather in an … Continue reading CLRI’s biocatalyst cuts effluent discharge during leather processing
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Chennai researchers turn leather waste into electrode-grade carbon
Researchers at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Chennai have successfully converted leather solid waste (wet blue leather splits) containing chromium (III) into porous carbon matrix for use as electrodes in supercapacitors using a simple, sequential, two-step process. This approach not only yielded “excellent porous electrode material for supercapacitors”, but also effectively addressed the … Continue reading Chennai researchers turn leather waste into electrode-grade carbon
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