Development of a sustainable leather alternative prototype with the same look, feel and performance as real leather.

开发可持续皮革替代原型，其外观、触感和性能与真皮相同。

• 批准号: 10076426
• 金额: $ 6.37万
• 依托单位: REPLICA BIOMATERIALS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10076426
• 关键词: Development; sustainable; leather; alternative; prototype

The leather industry is one of the major contributors to global warming. The production of leather hurts animals, the environment, and the workers who manufacture it.Land needed for pasture and crops are cleared of trees, causing deforestation. In fact, 70% of the Amazon rainforest has been cleared causing habitat loss for millions of species, eliminating the Earth's tree canopy, and driving climate change.It is a common misconception that animal-based materials are simply by-products from the food industry. Animals are killed specifically to create leather materials.According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, livestock pollution is the greatest threat to our waterways. Tanning requires massive amounts of energy and dangerous chemicals, and its waste is considered hazardous. Furthermore, people exposed to these toxic chemicals have a 30-50% higher probability of developing cancer.In this project, Replica Biomaterials will utilise innovation in engineering biology and material science to build a sustainable leatherlike material that is entirely animal-free and that acquires colour without undergoing tanning and dyeing.

皮革行业是全球变暖的主要贡献者之一。皮革的生产伤害了动物、环境和制造皮革的工人。牧场和农作物所需的土地上的树木被清除，造成森林砍伐。事实上，70%的亚马逊雨林已经被砍伐，导致数百万物种的栖息地丧失，消除了地球上的树冠，并推动了气候变化。人们普遍误解动物性材料只是食品工业的副产品。据美国环境保护署称，牲畜污染是对我们水道的最大威胁。制革需要大量的能源和危险的化学品，其废物被认为是危险的。此外，接触这些有毒化学物质的人患癌症的几率会高出30-50%。在这个项目中，生物材料公司将利用工程生物学和材料科学的创新来构建一种可持续的皮革材料，这种材料完全不含动物成分，并且不需要经过鞣制和染色就能获得颜色。