Physical Characteristics of Preserved and Tanned Puffer Fish (Arothon reticularis ) Skin
| Main Authors: | Wibowo, R.L.M. Satrio Ari, Nafiah, Rofiatun, Pertiwiningrum, Ambar |
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| Bahasa: | eng |
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Research Center for Biomaterials-LIPI
, 2014
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Daftar Isi:
- In Indonesia, the leather tanning industries have already used big number of raw materials from land animal skins and hides like goats, sheep, cows, buffaloes and reptiles; while they use only a little number of raw materials form fish skin. The use of fish skin as alternative raw material is due to the limited supply of land animal skins and hides. Leather tanning mechanism is basically to put certain substances inti the skin fibers. The purpose of this study is to look at the histological structure of puffer fish skins, from the raw and preserved skins until the tanned leather; and then to look at the physical strength, including tensile strength, elongation, tear strength, and sewing strength. This study used 21 pieces of puffer fish skin consisting of raw and preserved skins, including salted, pickled and formalin. The experiment was done towards vegetable tanned leather, wet blue and formalin tanned leather, each with three-time repetition. To analyze the data, this research use ANOVA and if there was a difference, the data will be further analyzed using Post Hoc Test. Based on the research result, there is no difference bertween raw and preserved sins. but there is difference in tanning results. Nevertheless, puffer fish skin can still be use as alternative raw material for tanning. From physical tests, including tensile strength, elongation, tear strength and sewing strength, pufferd fish skin can be used as raw material for leather products.