Silicone leather
Silicone leather is a new type of environmental protection leather. Silicone gel is used as raw material. This new material is processed and prepared with superfine fibers, non-woven fabrics and other substrates. It is suitable for various industries. Silicone leather is made by solvent-free technology, which is coated with silicone and bonded to various substrates. It belongs to the new material industry developed in the 21st century.
Silicone leather has excellent properties such as weatherability, flame retardancy, anti-fouling, easy to handle, non-sensitization, mildew resistance, anti-bacterial, wear resistance, durability, safety and non-toxicity. It is suitable for hotels, medical, home, 3C, automobiles, children and other industries.
Compared with traditional leather, silicone leather has more advantages in hydrolysis resistance, low VOC, odorless and environmental protection. Under the condition of long-term use or placement, the residual solvents and plasticizers in synthetic leather such as PU/PVC will be released continuously, which is very harmful to human health.
Organosilicon leather differs from PU, PVC and dermis.
Dermis: There are no harmful gases in its combustion, but a large number of aniline dyes and chromium salts are used in the process of dermis processing. During the combustion process, some harmful irritant gases such as nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide are released, and the dermis is liable to chap.
PU Leather: Combustion will produce hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, ammonia, nitrogen compounds (nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, etc.) and other harmful and irritating plastic gases.
PVC Leather: Dioxins and hydrogen chloride are produced in the combustion process as well as in the production process. Dioxins and hydrogen chloride are highly toxic substances, which may lead to cancer and other diseases, and produce a strong irritating plastic odor. (Major odors come from solvents, finishing agents, fatliquoring agents, plasticizers and antifungal agents, etc.)
Silicone leather: No harmful gas release, the combustion process is refreshing and odorless.
From the Leather Elite Alliance