Production of leather material from mango fruit wastes.

Abstract

This is a project implementation report on the research we have conducted during the second semester of fourth year at Busitema University from 5th September 2022 to 18th November 2022. The main objective for the project is to develop natural leather from mango fruit wastes. The research project aims at equipping engineering students with the basic skills required to become competent and also provide a fascinating insight into engineering works. The Chapters of this report include: Introduction (Background of the study, problem statement, objectives of the study, significance of the study, scope of the study and Justification of the study), Literature Review (composition of mango fruit, production of bacterial cellulose, vegan leather, products from vegan leather, hydrophobicity of bacterial cellulose, structure of bacterial cellulose), Materials and Methods ( materials to be used, tools and equipment used, production of bacterial cellulose, Characterization of bacterial cellulose from mango fruit wastes, Determination of the bacterial cellulose yield, Results and Discussion, Recommendation, Appendices (Budget, work plan) and References.