ProDegreaze™ Plus complements the existing ProDegreaze probiotic solution in the Proviera® - Probiotics for Leather™ portfolio. Performance benefits of ProDegreaze™ Plus compared with ProDegreaze™, which will continue to be available, include enhanced degreasing performance, enhanced cleaning, and enhanced leveling. ProDegreaze™ Plus does all this while maintaining the excellent biodegradability properties of classic ProDegreaze™.
ProDegreaze™ Plus can be used at any stage in the beamhouse process: presoaking, main soaking, unhairing, liming, deliming, and degreasing. It can also be used with pelt, pickle, wet-blue, and wet-white systems, plus Stahl BeTan® beamhouse solutions, Stahl EasyWhite® and EasyBlue® tanning systems, Stahl Densodrin® and Densotan® waterproofing systems, and to create Stahlite® lightweight leather. In every case, ProDegreaze™ Plus is highly effective at degreasing a hide. It combines the highly efficient fat distribution of the original ProDegreaze™ with stable emulsification action to disperse it in the float. It delivers a cleaner grain and brighter colors, while having an odorless effect on hides, skins and tannery equipment. Hides that have been degreased with ProDegreaze™ Plus can be used for all types of leathers.
Proviera® - Probiotics for Leather™
Stahl added Proviera® - Probiotics for Leather™ to the company’s leather chemicals portfolio in 2016, launching three products: ProSpread™ for removing organic material and enhancing dyestuff, ProSoak™ for hydrating hides and creating a more open structure, and ProDegreaze™ for removing fats and improving tear and tensile strength.
All Proviera® - Probiotics for leather™ products use probiotic microorganisms to produce metabolites that behave as wetting, dispersing and degreasing agents in the leather process. These probiotic-derived metabolites can replace the traditional fossil fuel-based agents used in the leather process. Through this they contribute to a cleaner, safer process for workers and a lower environmental footprint.
ZDHC MRSL-compliant
With no need to change existing tannery processes, Proviera® - Probiotics for Leather™ products can be used as replacements for surfactants and as auxiliaries with existing Stahl solutions. The range also forms part of the Stahl Neo portfolio of Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) MRSL solutions and complies with ZDHC MRSL 2.0.
