CHAPTER IV.

_PUTREFACTION AND FERMENTATION._

The nature of ferments -- Organised and unorganised ferments --

Classification of organised ferments -- General properties of ferments

-- The alcoholic fermentation -- The action of enzymes or unorganised

ferments -- The destruction of ferments by heat and antiseptics -- The

products of fermentation -- The fermentations of the tannery --

Fermentation in bating and puering -- Fermentation in the tanning

liquors -- Moulds and mildews -- Control of fermentation PAGE 15

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