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(by contrast, in leather tanning the hair is intentionally removed from the hide.) the main chemicals used to "dress" fur pelts are table salt, water, alum salts, soda ash, sawdust, cornstarch, lanolin and other natural ingredients. small quantities of formaldehyde can be used to protect fur follicles
during dressing or dyeing, and gentle acids (e.g., acetic acid, which is vinegar) activate the tanning process, but local environmental protection controls ensure that there are no harmful effluents. excess fats are skimmed and even ph levels must be neutralized before wastewater is released. and because...
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