FISH GLUE

Naveen.S.K
BFT 16144
 Introduction

 Protein based glue

 Main ingredient : Gelatin
 Made from skin and bone of fish
 A good adhesive
 It is more or less similar to fish gelatin

 Glue Vs Adhesive
◦ Glue – Natural compound
◦ Adhesive – Synthetic compound produced
 Fish Glue Vs Gelatin

 Fish Glue is of
◦ Low grade
◦ Dark coloured
◦ Dirty and bitter
to Fish Gelatin
 Sources

 Fish Skin
 Head
 Bone parts
 Preservation

 The fish skin can preserved in

◦ Salt (3.5 %) – for short term preservation
◦ Drying – for long term preservation

 However, fish head should not be

preserved. It must used fresh.
 Types of Fish Glue

 Skin
 Fish meat
 Bone etc.
 Protocol

The fish is procured from landing centre or

market

The fishes are washed with running water

containing available chlorine of 10 ppm to
remove dirt and other microbes

The fishes are graded based on quality and

preserved accordingly or used directly
The fish skin is again washed and soaked in
freshwater to remove dirt

Then, fishes are cut into pieces

The skin is transferred to lime liquor to

open fibre bundles and to remove
cementing materials
 Washing

Bating to remove excess lime

Washing thoroughly

Then, wash in steam jacketed double

bottomed cooker
 In cooker, a small amount of acetic acid is
added for hydrolysis of stock into glue

Cooking temperature is 50 – 60 C for 6 – 10

hrs for skin

The glue liquor is pumped into tanks and

pass through evaporator (open pan type /
vaccum)
Evaporation continues until the glue reaches
proper viscosity

After, drawn into cooling box and it is cooled

below 15 C for 12-18 hrs to coagulate

The jelly type glue is cut into desired size and

dried in a dried and packed accordingly
 Uses

 Used to repair parchment sheets, which

are used for writing
 Used as painting material by some artists
in China
 Acts as binder, glazing agent or protective
coating for paintings
 Used for building and repairing wooden
antiques, as well as building new
products.
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