Prospects of using bio-based alternative leather for shoe manufacturing

Nataliia Pervaia; Tymofii  Lypskyi; Vasyl Brovchenko

doi:10.25367/cdatp.2025.6.p152-159

Authors

Nataliia Pervaia Kyiv National University of Technology and Design, Kyiv, Ukraine
Tymofii Lypskyi Kyiv National University of Technology and Design, Kyiv, Ukraine
Vasyl Brovchenko Kyiv National University of Technology and Design, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1482-1220

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25367/cdatp.2025.6.p152-159

Keywords:

fashion Industry, sustainability, alternative leather, plant-based leather, bio-based materials, eco-friendly fabrics, circular economy, pinatex

Abstract

The linear business model of the light industry has undergone a positive transformation with the emergence of innovative alternative materials that are in a confident progress towards solving the problem of environmental pollution by including the principles to circular production and contributing to the development of consciousness towards the use of eco-friendly raw materials in nowadays realities. The uniqueness of modern developments in this area is in using raw materials that at first glance seem incompatible with light industry. The processing of secondary agricultural waste into alternative plant-based leather provides the powerful start in exploring this area and hope for the future free from many harmful factors that accompany the manufacture of everyday products. The study results: 1) the scientific and technical analysis of plant-based materials for footwear is offered as an alternative to genuine leather; 2) a comparative analysis of the mechanical properties of alternative plant-based leather Pinatex® and genuine leather is conducted; 3) the impact of the trend on society, its competitiveness compared to genuine leather and further prospects in the manufacture of footwear is defined.

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