Technical Information

Wet salted cattle hides to wet blue (upholstery)

% based on wet salted weight      

Recipes

 

Process step

%

Products

°C

Running Time

Remarks

Pre-soak

300

water

28

 

 

 

0.1-0.2

Negahdar Ist-WB

 

 

 

 

0.1

Rockol 642

 

run 30 mins.

 

 

 

 

 

rest 30 mins

 

 

 

 

 

run 30 mins.

 

Drain

 

 

 

 

 

Main soaking

200

water  

28

 

 

 

0.2-0.3

soda ash

 

 

 

 

0.3-0.5

Negahdar IST-WB

 

 

 

 

0.1-0.2

Rockol 642

 

run 30 mins.

 

 

 

 

 

leave automatic

 

 

 

 

 

rest 45 mins.

 

 

 

 

 

run   5 mins.

 

 

 

 

 

total time 8-12 hrs

 

 

 

 

 

 

pH= 9.2-9.5

 

 

 

 

 

Be < 3.5

Drain

 

 

 

 

 

Liming

70

water

28

 

 

 

1.5

 

sodium hydrosulphide,72%

 

run 30 mins

 

 

 

 

 

rest 30 mins.

 

 

1.0

sodium sulphide,60%

 

 

 

 

0.5

hydrated lime

 

run 30 mins

 

 

 

 

 

rest 30 mins

 

 

1.0

sodium sulphide,60%

 

 

 

 

1.0

hydrated lime  

 

run 30 mins

 

 

 

 

 

rest 30 mins

 

 

0.5

sodium sulphide,60%

 

 

 

 

1.0

hydrated lime

 

run 30 mins

 

 

 

 

 

leave automatic

 

 

 

 

 

run 5 mins

 

 

 

 

 

rest 60 mins

 

 

 

 

 

total time 16-18hrs

pH=12.5

 

 

 

 

 

26-28°C

Drain

 

 

 

 

 

Washing

200

water  

28

run 15 mins

 

Drain-unload-fleshing-weight

 

 

 

 

 

Reliming

200

water

25

 

 

 

0.1

Rockol 642

 

 

 

 

1-1.5

hydrated lime

 

run 20 mins

 

 

 

 

 

Leave automatic:

 

 

 

 

 

run 2 mins

 

 

 

 

 

rest 45 mins

 

 

 

 

 

total  time:

 

 

 

 

 

12-14 hrs

pH >12.5

Drain

 

 

 

 

 

Washing

200

water

30

10 mins

2 times

Drain

 

 

 

 

 

Deliming

50

water

30

 

 

 

0.5

Rockaltal F