PODEBA
Use of poultry dejection for the bathing phase in the tanning cycle
Informazioni Generali
- Coordinatore:
- ENEA (Italia)
- Responsabile:
- DALL'ARA ALICE - SSPT-PROMAS-TEMAF (FAENZA)
- Ruolo ENEA:
- COORD
- Sito WEB:
- http://www.podeba.eu
Programmi Europei
- Programma:
- Other programmes -> LIFE + (2007-2013) (N/A - Non applicabile)
Descrizione e Attività
Descrizione Generale
The PODEBA project will demonstrate the eco-sustainability of using poultry manure for the ‘bating phase’ of leather tanning – a process whereby the hides for high quality leathers are treated with enzymes to soften them.
The expected environmental benefits are as follows:
• Recycling and reuse – an innovative application of a waste (poultry manure) normally associated with high environmental problems in management and disposal;
• Significant reductions in the negative environmental impacts from tannery wastewater by using a natural product in the ‘bating’ process;
• The application of an innovative treatment able to deodorise the poultry manure;
• Use of recycled natural waste instead of industrial chemical products, with savings in costs and energy and water consumption;
• The application of innovative formulations of polyfunctional substrates for regulation purposes with active principles that enable controlled release; and
• Production of high-end (fashion) leather products with anti-microbial, self-cleaning, biological, eco-friendly properties.
Attività svolta da ENEA
L'ENEA coordina il progetto ed è responsabile dell'azione 21 (project management), azione 22 (networking) e azioni 11-20 (dissemination and monitoring).