Claims
- 1. In a process for the preparation of leather from skins or hides, which process includes beamhouse method steps for the preparation of dehaired hides ready for tanning as well as the subsequent method steps of tanning and dressing said dehaired skins or hides, the improvement wherein a cellulose ether is added to the treating bath used in at least one of said method steps.
- 2. A process as in claim 1 wherein said cellulose ether is added in an amount from 0.01 to 2 percent by weight of the total weight of the bath to which it is added.
- 3. A process as in claim 1 wherein said cellulose ether is added in an amount from 0.03 to 1.2 percent by weight of the total weight of the bath to which it is added.
- 4. A process as in claim 1 wherein said cellulose ether is added in an amount from 0.03 to 0.35 percent by weight of the total weight of the bath to which it is added.
- 5. A process as in claim 1 wherein said cellulose ether is selected from the group consisting of methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, and hydroxybutylmethyl cellulose.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 169,847, filed July 17, 1980, now abandoned.
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