Educational and scientific laboratory «Expertise of Leather and Fur»

Educational and scientific laboratory «EXPERTISE OF LEATHER AND FUR»

Supervisor: Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor ANDREYEVA Olga

Department of Biotechnology, Leather and Fur

Address: Kyiv, Mala Shyianovska (Nemirovych-Danchenko) str. 2, building 1, classroom: 1-0109.

phone number : (044) 256 21 65

e-mail:

Regulations on the educational and scientific laboratory

RESEARCH FOCUS

Development of low-waste environmentally oriented technologies of leather and fur production with the aim of creating competitive products; expertise of leather, fur and products from them.

ACTIVITIES

Physico-chemical bases of modification of biopolymers in leather and fur production;
Development of low-waste environmentally oriented technologies for the production of leather and fur;
Scientific bases of materials creation and improvement of leather and fur finishing processes;
Physico-chemical foundations of purposeful formation of the structure and operational properties of leather and fur materials;
Analytical quality control of chemical materials for leather and fur production;
Identification expertise of leather, fur and their products;
Assessment of the quality and conformity of leather and fur materials and products made from them.

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

Sets of equipment for chemical analysis of leather and fur
	Installations for determination of pelt substance; content of substances extracted with organic solvents; apparent specific gravity; the content of tannins in leather; of the pH level of the chlorpotassium extract.
Instruments for measuring mass and determining the pH level
	Analytical laboratory scales VLKT -500M Laboratory electronic scales AxisAD 200 Analytical laboratory scales VLKT -500M LPU-01 pH meter pH meter pH-301
Optical devices
	OBM 200 laboratory microscopes Carl Zeiss microscope
Devices for the separation of heterogeneous systems
	Laboratory centrifuge DT5-4B Laboratory centrifuge Cellspin
Equipment for heat treatment
	Drying cabinets SNOL 67/350 Drying cabinets 2B–151 Muffle furnace SNOL 8.2/1100
Laboratory equipment
	Shaker for laboratory flasks Laboratory bath BN-06, Uoslab Water distiller Filter installation
Equipment for study of physical, mechanical and hygienic properties of leather and fur
	Devices for determining the boiling temperature of protein-containing substances The device for determining leather greasiness PT-4 Machines for determining the leather and fur physical and mechanical parameters RT-250M-2 Machine for determining the physical and mechanical parameters of covering films RM-30-1 The machine for determining physical and mechanical parameters of coating films RMI-5 A device produced by Ukrainian Research Institute of Leather Industry for determining the wear resistance of leathers for the soles of shoes Equipment for determining the resistance of the coating on the leather to dry and wet friction IPK-I Equipment for determining the resistance of the coating to repeated bending IPK-2 Equipment for determining the ability of leather and leather tissue of fur to pass water in a dynamic state PVD-2 Devices for determining the leather hardness and elasticity PZHU-12M A device for determining the air permeability of the leather
Production equipment for leather and fur production
	Fleshing machine M6-70 Planing machine “Svit” (Czech Republic) Longboat B-100 Suspended drum from Empoli (Italy) Breaking machine RM-2

PAID SERVICES

Assessment of the quality of natural leather in accordance with the requirements of regulatory documents;
Identification expertise of leather, fur and products made from them;
Study of the chemical composition of natural leather and fur;
Assessment of physical, mechanical and hygienic properties of natural leather and fur;
Study of the protein composition and structural characteristics of leather and fur materials;
Research of the quality of chemical materials for leather and fur production;
Study of defects in natural leather/fur and analysis of the causes of their occurrence;
development of technologies for the production of leather and fur for various purposes;
Identification expertise of solid by-products of leather and fur production.

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