Extraction of Cr from chrome containing leather waste to develop composite at optimum casting parameters using response surface methodology
ISSN: 1708-5284
Article publication date: 2 August 2021
Issue publication date: 11 January 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to extract the Cr from chrome containing leather waste (CCLW) in order to develop composite at optimum casting parameters using RSM technique. Chrome containing leather wastes (CCLW) is one of the significant cause of pollution that is exhaled by the leather industries. One of the technique to address the problem of pollution that is created by CCLW is to recycle it and produce some fruitful results from it. This will not only minimize the levels of harmful emissions to some extent but also give some befitting results.
Design/methodology/approach
The current work is all about exploring the ways by which CCLW could be used as a reinforcing material with aluminum. In this work, alumina has been used as a secondary reinforcement particle together with CCLW as with the help of stir casting process. The parameters of stir casting have been optimized by using “Response Surface Methodology.”
Findings
To maximize the hardness and tensile strength the values of optimal input casting parameters as found by the experimental results (response surface methodology) are as follows: the pre-heating temperature of collagen and alumina must be 166 °C and 300 °C, respectively, while the wt.% of collagen and alumina present in the matrix must be 2.45% and 5% sequentially 180 s of stirring time.
Originality/value
The hardness of the finally tested composite is 67.12 BHN (approx) which has been enhanced by 52.54% as compared to the base material. Tensile strength of composite also enhanced about 18% with respect to base material developed at the optimum combination of casting parameters.
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Citation
Islam, A., Dwivedi, S.P. and Dwivedi, V.K. (2023), "Extraction of Cr from chrome containing leather waste to develop composite at optimum casting parameters using response surface methodology", World Journal of Engineering, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJE-10-2020-0517
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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