Degreasing, soaking and liming agent
GREIBOPON WWE
GREIBOPON WWE accelerates soaking, liming or paste liming. The product has a strong degreasing effect and also distributes the grease evenly inside the leather. GREIBOPON WWE is appropriate for degreasing pelts and chrome tanned leathers.
Characteristics
| Base: | Ethoxylate |
| Appearance: | Liquid, almost colourless |
| Concentration: | Approx. 30 % |
| pH of a 10 % solution: | 5 – 7 |
| Charge: | Non-ionic |
Properties
| Storage life: |
Up to 1 year Not sensitive against frost Becomes viscous at -5 °C |
Stability in:
| vegetable tanning floats: | Not stable |
| mineral tanning floats: | Stable |
| Method of diluting: |
GREIBOPON WWE may be added undiluted to the float. GREIBOPON WWE is biodegradable. |
GREIBOPON WWE helps to achieve even and uniform dyes and has a favourable effect on the penetration of acid and substantive dyes into aniline leather and suede’s.
Recipes
| Soaking: | 1.0 – 2.0 g/l | GREIBOPON WWE |
| Paste liming: | 1.0 – 2.0 g/l | GREIBOPON WWE |
| Liming: | 0.5 – 1.0 g/l | GREIBOPON WWE |
| Degreasing of pelts with: | ||
| High content of natural fat: |
2.0 – 5.0 % |
GREIBOPON WWE (% based on pelt weight) |
| Degreasing of wet-blue after: | ||
| Shaving: |
0.5 – 3.0 % |
GREIBOPON WWE (% based on shaved weight) |
| Wetting back: |
0.5 – 2.0 % |
GREIBOPON WWE (% based on dry weight) |
All information quoted above is based on our experience and actual know-how but is given without guarantee and obligation. Recommendations on the application and use of our products, should be adapted to the particular working-conditions and other materials employed.