Ledergerbung
Ledergerbung, or leather tanning, is the process of treating animal rawhides and skins to produce leather. This process converts the putrescible skin into a durable and versatile material. The primary goal of tanning is to stabilize the protein structure of the skin, preventing decomposition and making it resistant to moisture and microbial attack.
Historically, various natural substances were used for tanning. The oldest known methods involved using brain and
Modern tanning processes largely fall into two main categories: chrome tanning and vegetable tanning. Chrome tanning
Vegetable tanning employs tannins, which are naturally occurring phenolic compounds found in plants like oak bark,
Beyond these two primary methods, other techniques exist, including aldehyde tanning and synthetic tanning. The choice