Impart of knowledges about the chemical reactions and processes in the course of leatherproduction including the ecological as well as economical situation of leatherproduction in Austria. Excursion to an Austrian leatherfactory.

The skin: Histology, composition, chemistry of proteins in the skin, kinds of animals - origin, skinning, processes of conservation, valuation of the quality of skins, defects of rawhides; Tanning agents: Chemistry and reactions of tanning materials; Processes of leatherproduction: tannery machines, different kinds of leather, application, methods for leathertesting; Ecology: Byproducts of leatherproduction - avoidance, utilization, deposition, amount of sewage, composition, treatment, treatment of waste air, technologies for avoidance; Economy: examples of the Austrian leatherproduction