Abstract
In this study, the possibility of using whey as a preservative and aldazan as an antiseptic was studied in order to reduce the consumption of sodium chloride, enhance the effect of preservation, and reduce the duration of sheepskin processing during preservation. The whey-salt method proposed for preserving raw sheepskin allows to reduce the consumption of sodium chloride through the use of whey in preservative compositions by up to 50%, the duration of the process of processing skins in comparison with the traditional method by 1.5-2 times (traditional method - 80 hours, proposed - 54-56 hours), the preservation process from 8 to 4 hours, the drying process from 72 to 48-50 hours, the cost of the preservation process, as well as the water consumption and pollution of wastewater from enterprises.