Biopolymers for a more sustainable leather

A novel class of bio-based polymers have been developed within the LIFE BIOPOL European project aiming to replace traditional re-tanning and fat-liquoring products reducing environmental impacts and increasing the safety of leather. The purpose of the project is to enhance the recovery and reuse of different bio derived wastes and by-products from leather and agro-industrial sector to produce eco-friendly and renewable biopolymers with high re-tanning and fatliquoring characteristics.A novel class of bio-based polymers have been developed within the LIFE BIOPOL European project aiming to replace traditional re-tanning and fat-liquoring products reducing environmental impacts and increasing the safety of leather. The purpose of the project is to enhance the recovery and reuse of different bio derived wastes and by-products from leather and agro-industrial sector to produce eco-friendly and renewable biopolymers with high re-tanning and fat-liquoring characteristics