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Environmentally friendly and vegan leather: fabrication and sustainable product characterization

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Fiona Paulson.T, Dr. J. Banupriya
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.8.2024.3216-3221

Abstract

Environmentally friendly also known as “vegan leather” or environmentally friendly leather” is an alternative for biomaterial products without the use of animal slaughter and its components. The biomass material produces traditional leather with similar physic chemical with mecha nical properties. The recent studies show materials made from vegan leather as a gradual growing business keeping the environment in mind. In the present study shows the preparation of such biobased material using Agro waste component is accomplished. Diff erent leather components of the leather were successfully used for making vegan leather like the maple leaf waste (6 10%) apple fruit (0 10%) kombucha biomass (25 45%) polymers (0 15%) and plasticizers (5 20%). The prepared bio composite material is charac terized for mechanical, water absorption,SEM result for its pores and tensil, stretchability for its flexibility and strength concern. This material is considered as an alternative for application in leather accessories and book covers.

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