The invention belongs to the technical field of leather
processing, and discloses a tanning agent-free short-
process manufacturing method for antique-style leather. The method comprises the following steps: using bare hide or white wet leather as
raw material, first dehydrating with
anhydrous ethanol, and then treating with
cashew nut shell liquid and nano
zirconium dioxide; wherein, based on the weight of the bare hide or white wet leather, the
moisture content in the bare hide or white wet leather after
dehydration is 4-12 wt%; the addition amount of the
cashew nut shell liquid is 2-12 wt%; and the addition amount of the nano
zirconium dioxide is 0.2-1.5 wt%. In the present invention, the nano
zirconium dioxide can catalyze the oxidation of unsaturated double bonds in the
cashew nut shell liquid to form covalent bonds with amino groups of
skin collagen, while the phenolic hydroxyl groups in the cashew nut shell liquid can form
hydrogen bonds with the
skin collagen. Under the synergistic effect of
hydrogen bonding and covalent bonding, the cashew nut shell liquid is stably fixed on the
skin collagen fibers, thereby improving the hydrophobic modification effect of the cashew nut shell liquid on the skin collagen fibers, and finally obtaining a soft, plump, natural cinnamon-
colored, and rich nutty antique crust leather product.