US4100154A
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Process for recovery and separation of nutritious protein hydrolysate and chromium from chrome leather scrap
Assignee: AL Gebhardt Co
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Filing: 1977-04-22
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Granted: 1978-07-11
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Expires: 1997-04-22
Abstract
Abstract Nutritious water soluble protein hydrolysate having an average molecular weight between about 1500 and 10,000 is obtained by heating to at least about 200° F a mixture of, by weight: 100 parts chrome leather scrap; at least 100 parts water; and at least eight parts calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, or magnesium hydroxide, with the proviso that at least 4.8 of these eight parts be calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide. Simultaneously, chromium is substantially insolubilized and precipitates. The protein is separated from the precipitated chromium compounds and neutralized with acid to provide a nutritious feed or feed supplement. The chromium is washed to remove all protein and dissolved in sulfuric acid to provide a chromium solution useful in tannery operations.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald Francis Holloway
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 09:27
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23J; A23J1/00; A23J1/10; C; C01; C01G; C01G37/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S530/00; Y10S530/859
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A process for making protein hydrolysate from chrome leather scrap which comprises the steps: (a) heating to a temperature above 200° F a mixture comprised of: (i) 100 parts by weight of chrome leather scrap, (ii) at least eight parts by weight of alkaline earth compound selected from the group consisting of calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide, and (iii) at least 100 parts by weight of water, until substantially all of the original collagen of the leather has been reduced to molecular weights between about 1500 and 10,000, thereby producing a water soluble protein hydrolysate and simultaneously converting substantially all of the chromium in the leather to water insoluble chromium compounds; and (b) separating the water soluble protein hydrolysate from the insoluble chromium compounds to provide: (i) a protein hydrolysate that is substantially free of chromium, and (ii) a residue of chromium compounds that is substantially free from protein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A process for making protein hydrolysate from chrome leather scrap which comprises the steps: (a) heating to a temperature above 200° F a mixture comprised of: (i) 100 parts by weight of chrome leather scrap, (ii) at least eight parts by weight of alkaline earth compound selected from the group consisting of calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide, and (iii) at least 100 parts by weight of water, until substantially all of the original collagen of the leather has been reduced to molecular weights between about 1500 and 10,000, thereby producing a water soluble protein hydrolysate and simultaneously converting substantially all of the chromium in the leather to water insoluble chromium compounds; and (b) separating the water soluble protein hydrolysate from the insoluble chromium compounds to provide: (i) a protein hydrolysate that is substantially free of chromium, and (ii) a residue of chromium compounds that is substantially free from protein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 1 in which the protein hydrolysate separated in step (b) is then neutralized with an acid selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, carbonic acid, and acetic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 in which the mixture contains about 10 parts by weight of alkaline earth compound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
182 words
A process for making protein hydrolysate from chrome leather scrap which comprises the steps: (a) heating to a temperature above about 200° F a mixture comprised of (i) 100 parts by weight of chrome leather scraps, (ii) at least eight parts by weight of alkaline earth compound selected from the group consisting of calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, and magnesium hydroxide, with the proviso that between ten and forty percent by weight of said alkaline earth compound be selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide, and (iii) at least 100 parts by weight of water, until substantially all of the original collagen of the leather has been reduced to molecular weights between about 1500 and 10,000, thereby producing a water soluble protein hydrolysate, and simultaneously converting substantially all of the chromium in the leather to water insoluble chromium compounds; and (b) separating the water soluble protein hydrolysate from the insoluble chromium compounds to provide: (i) a protein hydrolysate that is substantially free of chromium, and (ii) a residue of chromium compounds that is substantially free from protein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
182 words
A process for making protein hydrolysate from chrome leather scrap which comprises the steps: (a) heating to a temperature above about 200° F a mixture comprised of (i) 100 parts by weight of chrome leather scraps, (ii) at least eight parts by weight of alkaline earth compound selected from the group consisting of calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, and magnesium hydroxide, with the proviso that between ten and forty percent by weight of said alkaline earth compound be selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide, and (iii) at least 100 parts by weight of water, until substantially all of the original collagen of the leather has been reduced to molecular weights between about 1500 and 10,000, thereby producing a water soluble protein hydrolysate, and simultaneously converting substantially all of the chromium in the leather to water insoluble chromium compounds; and (b) separating the water soluble protein hydrolysate from the insoluble chromium compounds to provide: (i) a protein hydrolysate that is substantially free of chromium, and (ii) a residue of chromium compounds that is substantially free from protein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
The process of claim 4 in which step (b) comprises the steps of (i) filtering to obtain a filtrate comprising protein hydrolysate that is substantially free of chromium, and a filter cake comprising insoluble chromium compounds, and (ii) rinsing the filter cake with water to remove substantially all protein, thereby producing a residue that can be dissolved in sulfuric acid to produce a usable chromium solution.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 5 in which the separated protein hydrolysate is neutralized with an acid selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, carbonic acid, and acetic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 in which step (a) is continued until substantially all of the original collagen is reduced to molecular weights below 5,000.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 4 in which step (a) is continued until substantially all of the original collagen is reduced to molecular weights below 5,000.
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