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mimosa fi
mimosa fiis a soft mimosa highly bleached extract of high quality indicated for tannage of hides and skins whenever a very light colour is required. in the tannage of soles and vachettas a very nice beige tone, often desired, is acheived.
typical analysis :
physical aspect : light beige hygroscopic powder, dedusted.
ionic character : anionic
pcp : free
tannins % : 68.0% + 1.0
non-tannins % : 20%
insolubles : 0.5%
moisture % : 4.0%
mineral ash : 0.4%
fe (iron) : 0.00025 ppm
cu (copper) : nil
ph (1:10 soln.) : 4.0-4.5
properties :
mimosa fi is soluble in tap and hot water, with the following characteristics on vegetable tannage :
fast and efficient penetration.
excellent yield.
very light colour leathers
good fixation
nice beige tone
for chrome leather tannage mimosa fi permits :
bellies and flanks fillings.
better buffing properties.
excellent polish effect.
to keep the embossing effect.
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application :
mimosa fi may be used alone or blended with other vegetable extracts. the following use is recommended :
based on limed weight
25-30% for vachetta tannage (veg leather)
40-45% for sole tannage.
based on shaved weight
5-15% for chrome leather tannage.
types of manufacture :
flexible and semi firm leather.
tanning and re-tanning of chrome box-cow.
harness and calf leather.
east indian leather.
recommendation :
during the leather production, there may be a risk of iron contamination. in order to prevent this, we suggest to use an iron-sequestering agent such as ds powder (0.2% on the reference weight), which may be added together with the first addition of tanning agents on the tanning or retanning processes.
storage :
mimosa fi maintains its characteristics unchanged if properly stored in dry premises protected from sunlight in closed bags.
packing :
mimosa fi is presented in a powder form, dedusted, and packed in a 25kg. bag net weight.