(19)
(11) EP 0 164 076 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.12.1986 Bulletin 1986/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.12.1985 Bulletin 1985/50

(21) Application number: 85106681

(22) Date of filing: 30.05.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 06.06.1984 IT 6758584

(71) Applicant: CORTAN S.p.A.
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(72) Inventor:
  • Poletto, Giorgio
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(54) Process for producing artificial leather similar to real leather by chemically processing synthetic sheet materials


(57) Process particularly suitable for sheet material of the type comprising a porous polyurethane resin matrix, the latter containing polyester or polyethylene fibres, and a pressed polyurethane resin cover film patterned to imitate real leather; the said process consisting in treating the said material, inside rotary tanning drums, with a trivalent metal salt solution which is brought up to precipitation pH level in such a manner as to fill the pores in the said polyurethane matrix on the said sheet material with a corresponding hydroxide, after which, the material is treated with a dialdehyde, fireproofing, colouring and softening substances.







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