Tannin Fingerprinting in Vegetable Tanned Leather by Solid State NMR Spectroscopy and Comparison with Leathers Tanned by Other Processes

Solid state 13C-NMR spectra of pure tannin powders from four different sources – mimosa, quebracho, chestnut and tara – are readily distinguishable from each other, both in pure commercial powder form, and in leather which they have been used to tan.  Groups of signals indicative of the source, and...

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Main Authors: Jan H. van der Westhuizen, David G. Reid, Melinda J. Duer, Susan L. Bonnet, Frederik H. Romer, Andrew P. Underwood, Nadine D. Senekal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-01-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/2/1240/