Patent ID: 6964745

Claim:
Compositions in particle form for preservative treatment of raw animal hides, comprising a mixture of: at least one superabsorbent (co)polymer that absorbs the internal moisture of rawhide when deposited on the surface of a fresh rawhide during a dehydrating process, while allowing internal moisture necessary for good preservation of the hide to remain, and at least one other hydrophilic agent, and at least one bactericide and/or preservative agent, wherein the superabsorbent polymers is at least one superabsorbent polymer selected from the group consisting of: crosslinked acrylamide, acrylamide (co)polymers, crosslinked (meth)acrylate (co)polymers, sulfomethylated (co)polymers, chloromethylated (co)polymers, dimethylaminoethyl (co)polymers, and (meth)acrylate (co)polymers.