The Puering, Bating & Drenching of Skins
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"The Puering, Bating & Drenching of Skins" by Joseph Turney Wood is a comprehensive guide on the processes involved in preparing skins for leather production. Published in 1912, the book provides detailed instructions on puering, bating, and drenching of skins, essential steps in leather tanning. Wood, an expert in leather tanning and dyeing, shares his knowledge accumulated over twenty years of practical and scientific study in the leather industry. The book covers the chemistry, physics, and bacteriology of the processes, including enzymes, artificial bates, and patents related to the leathe...
Chapters (313)
- THE PUERING, BATING & DRENCHING OF SKINS
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- PREFACE
- PUERING, BATING, AND DRENCHING OF SKINS
- CHAPTER I.
- THE PUERING AND BATING PROCESS.
- CHAPTER II.
- THE CHEMISTRY OF BATING.
- CHAPTER III.
- THE PHYSICS OF BATING.
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE BACTERIOLOGY OF THE BATE.
- CHAPTER V.
- ACTION OF ENZYMES.
- CHAPTER VI.
- ORIGINAL PAPERS ON BATING.
- CHAPTER VII.
- ARTIFICIAL BATES.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- PATENTS.
- CHAPTER IX.
- DRENCHING.
- CHAPTER X.
- ORIGINAL PAPERS ON DRENCHING.
- CHAPTER XI.
- BIBLIOGRAPHY.
- CONCLUSION.
- INDEX.
- FOOTNOTES:
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