Quality assessment of shoe lining leather collected from a few footwear factories

Shoe lining leather that remains under the upper material deserves a comparative evaluation to bring positive outcomes and finding out best possible practice in terms of quality, comfort and other relevant properties for shoe manufactured in different regions. Focusing on this point, a study were performed where lining leathers made of goat skins were collected from a number of footwear factories situated at different parts of Dhaka city and its suburb. To examine the collected lining leathers their physical and chemical properites were studied. Physical evaluation parameters were flexing endurance, tensile strength, stich tear strenth, water vapor permeability shrinkage temperature, color fastness and perspiration fastness. Chemical evaluation parameters were limited to determination of chromic oxide content, fat content and total sulphated ash content. Finally, a compartive study chart has been depicted based on the assessed qualities of collected samples. Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 57(4), 207-214, 2022