Pop GS Mimosa

Pop GS Mimosa is a mimosa single bleached extract of high quality indicated for tannage of hides and skins whenever a very light colour is required. In the tannage of soles and vachettas a very nice beige tone, often desired, is acheived.

Typical Analysis :

• Physical Aspect : Light beige hygroscopic powder, dedusted.
• Ionic Character : Anionic
• PCP : Free
• Tannins % : 75.0 + 1.0
• Non-Tannins % : 20%
• Insolubles : 0.5%
• Moisture % : 4.0%
• Mineral Ash : 0.4%
• Fe (Iron) : 0.00025 ppm
• Cu (Copper) :Nil
• pH (1:10 soln.) :4.0 â�� 4.5

Properties :
POP GS MIMOSA is soluble in tap and hot water, with the following characteristics on vegetable tannage :

• Fast and efficient penetration.
• Excellent yield.
• Very light colour leathers
• Good fixation
• Nice beige tone

For chrome leather tannage POP GS MIMOSA permits :

• Bellies and flanks fillings.
• Better buffing properties.
• Excellent polish effect.
• To keep the embossing effect.

Applications :
POP GS MIMOSA may be used alone or blended with other vegetable extracts. The following use is recommended :

• Based on limed weight
• 25-30% for vachetta tannage (veg leather)
• 40-45% for sole tannage.
• Based on shaved weight
• 5-15% for chrome leather tannage.

Types of Manufacture :

• Flexible and semi firm leather.
• Tanning and Re-tanning of chrome box-cow.
• Harness and calf leather.
• East Indian leather.

Recommendation :

During the leather production, there may be a risk of iron contamination. In order to prevent this, we suggest to use an iron-sequestering agent such as Pop DS Powder (0.2% on the reference weight), which may be added together with the first addition of tanning agents on the tanning or retanning processes.

Storage :
POP GS MIMOSA maintains its characteristics unchanged if properly stored in dry premises protected from sunlight in closed bags.

Packing :
POP GS MIMOSA is presented in a powder form, dedusted, and packed in a 25Kg. bag net weight.