
Reports & Publications
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Listed below are the articles written by Authenticae employees:
Closed publications – LIRI/ISTT/BLC/ICLT
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Jackson-Moss, C. and Flowers, K. The effect of machine operations on enhancing flay damage on skins for African hide. 1996. LIRI Bulletin.
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Jackson-Moss, C. and Flowers, K. A comparison of Neosyn TX versus Protan OX products. 1996. LIRI Bulletin.
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Flowers, K. Gauteng & Natal industry assessment– student support and technical information. 1996. LIRI Bulletin.
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Russell, A. Jackson-Moss, C., Kohl, R., Tandt, H. and Flowers, K. Use of electrolysed water in skin preservation and other potential applications in the leather industry. 1997. LIRI Bulletin.
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Jackson-Moss, C. and Flowers, K. Evaluation of goatskin leather produced from Boer goats fed growth hormones. Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute. 1997. LIRI Bulletin.
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Jackson-Moss, C. and Flowers, K. An investigation of a rapid unhairing process for possible use in the meat industry. Friars Meats Products. 1997. LIRI Bulletin.
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Jackson-Moss, C. and Flowers, K. The effects of unhairing parameters on hide quality. A report for Crest Chemicals. 1997. LIRI Bulletin.
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Flowers, K. Eastern Province industry assessment – student support and technical information report. 1997. LIRI Bulletin.
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Jackson-Moss, C. and Flowers, K. Examination of tannery layout and production capacity for the Keetmanshoop ostrich tannery. 1998. LIRI Bulletin.
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Jackson-Moss, C. and Flowers, K. Evaluation of goatskin leather produced from indigenous goats on different diets. Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute. 1998. LIRI Bulletin.
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Jackson-Moss, C. and Flowers, K. A comparison of ten different breeds of sheepskin. A technical report for Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute. 1998. LIRI Bulletin.
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Jackson-Moss, C. and Flowers, K. A novel process for CO2 deliming of sheepskin and lime-split cattle hides. A report for Afrox. 1998. LIRI Bulletin.
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Jackson-Moss, C. and Flowers, K. An investigation of hair-save unhairing and lime liquor recycling in the beamhouse. A report for Trumpler GmbH & Co. 1999. LIRI Bulletin.
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Flowers, K. Assessment of ostrich degreasing at Riverside tannery. 1999. ISTT Bulletin.
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Flowers, K. Vegetable tanning at Oasis tanning – A report on logistics for improving leather quality. 1999. ISTT Bulletin.
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Flowers, K. Tannery colour logistics – enhancement of existing resources through process definition and training for Meatco Okapuka tannery. 1999. ISTT Bulletin.
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Flowers, K. Process development for automotive split leather of high tear strength and shoe upper leather with a tight grain for Meatco Okapuka tannery. 1999. ISTT Bulletin.
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Flowers, K. and Jackson-Moss, C. A comparison of the leather produced from six different breeds of goatskin. 1999. ISTT Bulletin.
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Flowers, K. Investigation for novel waterproofing materials for Dow Corning. 2004. ICLT Internal document.
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Flowers, K. Investigation on the use of Amino Siloxanes as a high-performance fatliquor in automotive leathers. 2004. ICLT Internal document.
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Flowers, K. and Guthrie-Strachan, J. Investigation into the drying parameters of the Conditioning Rotary Cell Machine, Erretre, Italy. 2011-2015. ICLT Internal document.
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Flowers, K., Antunes, P. and Guthrie-Strachan, J. Investigation of a novel leather cleaning technology for Xeros Cleaning – a TSB project. 2013. ICLT Internal document.
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Flowers, K. Three confidential studies for major chemical companies and leather retailers - product application studies. 2014-2017. ICLT Internal document.
Publicly available documents
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Flowers, K. CO2 deliming – a technical insight. in: introduction of clean technology and wet white leather process in ESALIA countries. (Ed. Awale, Y.) UNIDO US/RAF/97/010. Johannesburg, December 1997.
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Flowers, K. The economic viability of various possible carbon dioxide deliming processes. 1998. UNIDO guideline.
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Flowers, K. Consultancy for the SETA, National Qualifications Framework for the South African leather industry education standards. 2000-2003. SETA NQF Standards.
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Flowers, K. and Jackson-Moss, C. Improvements in the efficiency of carbon dioxide deliming. 2001. Proceedings of the IULTCS Conference, Cape Town.
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​Flowers, K. and Zurita, M. The relationship between penetration and covering in cationic finishes. 2003. Proceedings of the 106th SLTC Conference, Nottingham.
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Flowers, K. Leather industry information – its vulnerabilities. 2010. Proceedings of the 113th Conference of the Society of Technologists and Chemists, Sheffield.
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Flowers, K. Investigating the CRC mechanism using dynamic mechanical analysis. 2015. Proceedings of the 111th Congress of the American Leather Chemists Association, Pinehurst.
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Flowers, K. How do biomaterials and granular materials move in a horizontal drum under varying process conditions? 2015. Proceedings of the 2nd IC-RMM Conference, Miskolc, Hungary.
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Flowers, K., Perruzzi, A., Wise, W., and Covington, A. Investigating the CRC mechanism using dynamic mechanical analysis. 2015. J. Am. Leather. Chem. As. 110: 317-325.
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Wise, W., Flowers, K., Perruzzi, A., and Covington, A. Use of viscoelastic changes to demonstrate the relationship between drying parameters – a preliminary study. 2016. J. Am. Leather. Chem. As. 111: 1-9.
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Flowers, K. Water saving processing. 2016. Proceedings of the 119th Conference of the Society of Technologists and Chemists, Northampton.
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Nkwor, A., Wise, W. and Flowers, K. Fatliquoring potentials of sulfated Hura crepitans seed oil. 2016. Proceedings of the 5th FILK Leather Days conference, Freiberg, Germany.
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Mhute, P., Flowers, K., Goddard, A., Lama, A., and Wise, W. The use of profilometry to characterise the leather surface. 2017. J. Soc. Leath. Tech. Ch. 101: 43-48.
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Flowers, K., Flowers, I., and Garwood, R. A South African Leather Research Institute - a technical feasibility. 2017. A report for the SA DTI. ICLT Internal document.
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Flowers, K., Galiotto, A., and Peruzzi, A. Tools that can catch the hidden variables in auto leather manufacture. 2017. Proceedings of ILM automotive leather supply chain conference, Munich.
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Flowers, K.B., Galiotto, A., Peruzzi, A., and Tandura, T. CRC: innovation in drying and conditioning. 2017. Proceedings of the 113th Congress of the American Leather Chemists Association, Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst.
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Flowers, K. and Flowers, I. Traceability in the leather supply chain. 2017. A commissioned report for the Sauer Report.
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Flowers, K.B., Galiotto, A., and Perruzzi, A. Spraylab: rapid finishing and sample creation. 2018. Proceedings of the 7th Freiberg Leather Days, Freiberg.
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Flowers, K.B., Galiotto, A., and Peruzzi, A. Cold milling: flat/tight leathers. 2018. Proceedings of the 114th Congress of the American Leather Chemists Association, Eaglewood Spa, Illinois.
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Flowers, I. and Flowers, K. Automotive leathers – a modern and sustainable industry. 2018. A commissioned report for the Sauer Report in response to the Drive Sustainability initiative.
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Nkwor, A., Ukoha, P., Wise, W., and Flowers, K. Fatliquoring potentials of sulfated Hura crepitans seed oil. Industrial Crops and Products. In publication.