%0 Journal Article %T Reuso do efluente tratado na ind¨²stria curtidora %A Karl Heinz Luersen %A Glauco Schultz %A Simone St¨¹lp %A Claudete Rempel %J Tecno-L¨®gica %D 2012 %I Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC) %X Com o objetivo de avaliar a possibilidade de re¨²so do efluente l¨ªquido tratado de uma ind¨²stria curtidora, foi realizada esta pesquisa. O procedimento experimental comparou a produ o de couros confeccionados com ¨¢gua pot¨¢vel, extra¨ªda de po osartesianos, com couros produzidos a partir do efluente l¨ªquido final tratado. Para alcan ar este objetivo, foram realizados testes f¨ªsicose qu¨ªmicos atrav¨¦s de an¨¢lises em laborat¨®rio (an¨¢lises qu¨ªmicas e de resist¨ºncias f¨ªsicas) e avalia es organol¨¦pticas executadas porprofissionais do setor de couro (quanto a cor, firmeza de flor, enchimento e toque). A avalia o anal¨ªtica e a das caracter¨ªsticasorganol¨¦pticas n o indicam diferen as representativas quando comparadas aos padr es de refer¨ºncia da ABNT de couros produzidos,permitindo, assim, concluir que o re¨²so de efluente tratado n o altera a apar¨ºncia dos artigos de couro. Abstract This research was carried out to evaluate the possibility of reuse of a tannery treated effluent. The experimental procedure compared the production of leather made by the use of drinking water, extracted from artesian wells, to leather produced by the use of the final treated liquid effluent. In order to achieve this goal, physic-chemical tests were carried out in laboratory (chemical and physical resistance analysis) and leather industry professionals performed organoleptic evaluations (for color, grain firmness, filling and touch). The analytical evaluation and the organoleptic properties evaluation do not indicate a statistically significant difference when compared to ABNT reference standards of produced leathers, what allows the researchers to conclude that the reuse of treated effluent does not change the appearance of leather goods. %K Reuso da ¨¢gua %K ind¨²stria %K couros %U http://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/tecnologica/article/viewFile/2311/2091