The XVII Latin American Congress of Leather Technicians and Chemists will be held from October 8-10, 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event will take place at the Rio Othon Palace Hotel and incorporate the 18th meeting of ABQTIC the Brazilian leather chemists association. ABQTIC has a 35 year history and the largest membership of any national leather chemists association.
Call for papers
Abstracts should be sent to abqtic@abqtic.com.br by November 30, 2007, marked ‘c/o the XVII FLAQTIC Congress Scientific and Technical Committee.’
Presentations must meet high standards of scientific or technological content as well as a degree of scientific novelty. The results of work to be reported must not be published before the congress. Presentations that advertise or deal solely with the use of proprietary products are unacceptable.
The following subjects may be presented as well as others related to leather processing;
Raw materials
Beamhouse
Tanning
Post tanning
Drying and finishing
Machinery, equipment and related software
Leather processing emerging technologies
Technical specifications for leather
Water consumption management
Chemical product consumption management
Production management in tanneries
Environment management systems
Treatment of industrial liquid, solid and atmospheric waste
Quality management and control
Energy utilisation management
Occupational health and safety
In case of query, please contact Hugo Springer or Vilmar Trevisan via email: abqtic@abqtic.com.br Further details are also available via the website [http://www.abqtic.com.br]
