PU (polyurethane) synthetic (faux or imitation or artificial) leather material use knitted textiles, woven fabrics, or non-woven fabrics as the substrate and then coated with polyurethane resin. This fabric is already used in a variety of products such as shoes, garments, furniture, bags, and so on.
What is solvent-free PU leather?
EPU (solvent-free polyurethane synthetic leather) is a more environmentally friendly and healthy polyurethane leather that offers the following benefits.
Less than 100 ppm DMF content
Hydrolysis resistance for over 7 years
The soft and full hand feel
Excellent physical properties in general, notably considerably better peeling, resistance to scratching and abrasion
Excellent environmentally-friendly property
Can be made with certain grains and qualities
There is no wastewater or exhaust gas.
Energy usage is reduced.
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What is DMF-free water-based PU?
DMF free water-based PU (or DMF free waterborne PU) is an upgraded eco-friendly and healthy PU imitation leather with superior qualities, the advantages of this PU are as follows.
DMF content is ZERO
Various fashion designs
Each season brings new designs
Soft and full hand feeling
Top overall physical attribute
Excellent environmentally-friendly property
Can be made with certain grains and qualities
There is no wastewater or exhaust gas
Energy usage is reduced
What exactly is genuine leather?
Genuine leather is derived from animals, such as pigskin, sheepskin, or crocodile skin. The initial layer of leather is either produced directly from the raw skin of various animals or is cut into upper and lower layers from the thick skin of cattle, pigs, and horses, for example. The upper section is treated to create the initial layer of leather. The second layer of leather is composed of PU resin and the animal skin’s bottom layer of skin or waste material. The second layer’s hardness, hand feel, and abrasion resistance are significantly lower than those of the first layer of leather.
PU leather or genuine leather?
In general, real leather (particularly the first layer leather) is substantially more expensive than PU synthetic leather. Does this mean that real leather has superior characteristics to PU? No, that is not the case. Genuine leather is pricey for a variety of reasons. Such as limited resources and the time-consuming processing of animal hides. Natural leather can no longer reach many of the wonderful qualities of polyurethane leather, particularly solvent-free PU and DMF-free water-based PU, thanks to technological advancements.