PRODUCTION OF VEGAN LEATHER (AEGIAUS) WITH SILICONE POLYMER ADDITIVES FROM OLIVE POMACE AND VEGETABLE WASTES
The invention relates to a new method for the production of vegan leather (aegiaus), based on olive pomace and vegetable waste, with silicone polymer additives. As a result of the trials carried out within the scope of the invention, it was revealed that cellulose from olive pomace was used as a filler, the amount of polyurethane was at most 10-15%, cellulose acetate and silicone polymers were substituted for the reduced polyurethane, and thus the synthesis and production of vegan (aegiaus) leather with a higher bio content (close to 100%) was revealed. The end product is a more environmentally friendly product compared to the state of the art.