Tanning capacity of Tessmannia burttii extracts: the potential eco-friendly tanning agents for the leather industry

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dc.contributor.authorCecilia R. China, Stephen S. Nyandoro, Joan J. E. Munissi, Mihayo M. Maguta, Michael Meyer and Michaela Schroepfer
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-02T14:51:03Z
dc.date.available2021-06-02T14:51:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-15
dc.description.abstractIn the present study, the tannins from stem and root barks of Tessmannia burttii Harms (Caesalpiniaceae), a plant species abundantly growing in Tanzania and other parts of Africa, were investigated for their suitability in hides tanning. Tannin powder was extracted at selected temperatures (30, 50 and 80 °C) and the influence of each temperature on the crosslinking capacity was evaluated. The interaction mechanism between hide powder collagen and the tannins was studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), trinitrobenzensulfonic (TNBS) acid assay and amino acid hydrolysis methods. Extraction temperatures showed low influence on crosslinking capacity of the tannins. However, extract obtained at 50 °C exhibited best performance in terms of gap size between Tonset and Tpeak. The stem bark extract yield was higher than that from the root bark, but both were within the recommended ranges. The tannin content (61%) of T. burttii stem bark extract was above recommended value (10%), whereas its total phenolic content and total flavonoic content were found to be above that of commercial Acacia mearnsii tannin. The study of cross-linking parameters as a function of pH showed cross-linking to occur via a covalent mechanism at the basic amino groups. However, the bonds were not resistant to acid hydrolysis. The observed interaction mechanism indicated that tannins from stem and root barks of T. burttii belong to the condensed tannin, similar to A. mearnsii (black wattle), a commercial tannin source that was used in this study as a reference. Findings from this study depict that T. burttii extracts are auspicious eco-friendly alternative source of vegetable tannins to overcome the use of chromium salts in the leather industry.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCecilia R. China, Stephen S. Nyandoro, Joan J.E. Munissi, Mihayo M. Maguta, Michael Meyer, Michaela Schroepfer: Tanning capacity of Tessmannia burttii Extracts: The potential eco-friendly tanning agents for the leather industry: Journal of Leather Science and Engineering (Springer Nature), (2021) 3:13 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42825-021-00055-2:en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5765
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Leather Science and Engineeringen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries3;1-9
dc.subject: Tessmannia burttii, Caesalpiniaceae, Leather industry, Vegetable tanning, Tanning capacityen_US
dc.titleTanning capacity of Tessmannia burttii extracts: the potential eco-friendly tanning agents for the leather industryen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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