Optimization and application of UVC irradiation for prevention of fungal biodeterioration of vegetable tanned and chrome tanned leather

Abstract UV-C irradiation critically effects the growth of micro-fungi and also deteriorate leather materials. In the present study vegetable tanned and chrome tanned leather were infected with pure cultures of Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus, which were isolated from stored leather materia...

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Main Authors: Eshita Jhahan, Subarna Bhattacharyya, Anirban Chaudhuri, Nirmal Sarkar, Shaheen Akhtar, Punarbasu Chaudhuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Leather Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42825-022-00104-4