Research Article

The tanning potency of Landolphia owariensis on shoe upper leather

Bulus Habila1*, Kogi Cecilia A2, Dadah J.S1, Igbehinadun Olajide J.3, Solomon Finfang1, Sani M. Taofeeq4
1 Directorate of Research and Development, Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology Samaru-Zaria
2 $^5$Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Jos.
3 $^2$Directorate of Leather and Leather Products, Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology Samaru-Zaria
4 Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
* Corresponding author: bulushabila@yahoo.com
Published: Jun, 2016
Pages: 16-20

Abstract

Landolphia owariensis belongs to the family Apocynaceae and its roots are commonly used as medicinal plant for the treatment of malaria and as purgative. The leaves extract is antimicrobial and the stem extract is used as a vermifuge. The phytochemical analysis of L. owariensis indicated secondary plant metabolites such as tannins, and flavonoids. The presence of tannins and flavonoids makes it imperative to conduct a formal study of its tanning potentials. This paper is reporting the application of phytochemical and classical methods of tannin analysis, and the use of the extracts for tanning purpose. The result of the phytochemical analysis showed the presence of tannins, saponins, fat and oils; while the classical analysis showed that the extract contains tans, non-tans, total soluble and moisture. The tanning extracts were used to tanned goat skins and the resultant leather shows favorable standard value for shrinkage temperature, tensile strength, and ball burst

Keywords

Landolphia owariensis phytochemicals shrinkage temperature

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How to Cite

Habila, B., A, K. C., J.S, D., J., I. O., Finfang, S. ., & Taofeeq, S. M. (2016). The tanning potency of Landolphia owariensis on shoe upper leather. Nigerian Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 7(1), 16-20.

B. Habila, K. C. A, D. J.S, I. O. J., S. . Finfang, and S. M. Taofeeq, "The tanning potency of Landolphia owariensis on shoe upper leather," Nigerian Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 16-20, June 2016.

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