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Table 2 DSC and TG/DTG parameters of leather samples before and after the soil burial tests: denaturation temperature of the collagen matrix (Td1), denaturation temperature of the crystalline fraction (Td2) and the rate (V310/%min−1) of the first process of thermal oxidation

From: Burial-induced deterioration in leather: a FTIR-ATR, DSC, TG/DTG, MHT and SEM study

Method

DSC

TG/DTG

Sample

Td1 (°C)

Collagen–tannin matrix

Td2 (°C)

Crystalline collagen

V310/%min−1

CH0

139.9

222.1

4.24

CH1

3.76

CH2

3.40

CC0

134.7

237.4

3.96

CC1

2.52

CC2

1.90

SC0

134.4

229.0

4.05

SC1

2.75

SC2

2.53

CaC0

149.8

235.2

4.85

CaC1

3.49

CaC2

3.12

CaC4

2.52