POP Mimosa SS

Listing ID #5762238

POP MIMOSA SS is a soft mimosa single 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 % : 75.0 + 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
POP MIMOSA SS 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 Pop Mimosa Ss Permits

• Bellies and flanks fillings.
• Better buffing properties.
• Excellent polish effect.
• To keep the embossing effect.

Application
POP MIMOSA SS may be used alone or blended with other vegetable extracts. The following use is recommended :

• Based on limed weight
• q 25-30% for vachetta tannage (veg leather)
• q 40-45% for sole tannage.
• Based on shaved weight q 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 Pop 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
POP MIMOSA SS maintains its characteristics unchanged if properly stored in dry premises protected from sunlight in closed bags.
Packing
POP MIMOSA SS is presented in a powder form, dedusted, and packed in a 25Kg. bag net weight.