Teknologi penyamakan kulit kras buaya

The objective of this research is to know the influence of basic chromium tanning agent used to the colour and softness of the crust leather. In the carrying out it was used 12 pieces green salted cured crocodile skin of 11 up to 14 inch width. All of the crocodile skins were than pre-tanned with basic chromium tanning agent varying from 0.5%.; 1.0% and 1.5%. Each treatment needed two pieces of crocodile skin and was done twice. They were than tanned with 30% Irgatan LV. The Crust leather out put from the research was visual investigated for the Colour and the softness. Statistical analysis paints out that there is extremely signify difference (P < 0.01) the influence of the use of basic chromium tanning agent to the coulor and the softnees of the crusts leather. Practical meaning of this research is that to tan crocodile skin to be crust leather it is used 1.0 % basic chromium tanning agent 30% Irgatan LV.