Mimosa MC/b Powder, Color : Black, Grade : Bio Tech Grade

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.

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typical analysis :

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physical aspect : light beige hygroscopic powder, dedusted.

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ionic character : anionic

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pcp : free

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tannins % : 68.0% + 1.0

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non-tannins % : 20%

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insolubles : 0.5%

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moisture % : 4.0%

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mineral ash : 0.4%

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fe (iron) : 0.00025 ppm

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cu (copper) : nil

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ph (1:10 soln.) : 4.0-4.5

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properties :

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mimosa fi is soluble in tap and hot water, with the following characteristics on vegetable tannage :

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  fast and efficient penetration.

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  excellent yield.

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  very light colour leathers

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  good fixation

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  nice beige tone

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for chrome leather tannage mimosa fi permits :

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  bellies and flanks fillings.

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  better buffing properties.

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  excellent polish effect.

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  to keep the embossing effect.

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application :

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mimosa fi may be used alone or blended with other vegetable extracts. the following use is recommended :

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  based on limed weight

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  25-30% for vachetta tannage (veg leather)

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  40-45% for sole tannage.

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  based on shaved weight

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  5-15% for chrome leather tannage.

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types of manufacture :

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  flexible and semi firm leather.

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  tanning and re-tanning of chrome box-cow.

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  harness and calf leather.

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  east indian leather.

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recommendation :

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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.

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storage :

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mimosa fi maintains its characteristics unchanged if properly stored in dry premises protected from sunlight in closed bags.

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packing :

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mimosa fi is presented in a powder form, dedusted, and packed in a 25kg. bag net weight.

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