Progress toward circularity of polyester and cotton textiles

S Wang, S Salmon - Sustainable Chemistry, 2022 - mdpi.com
Millions of tons of textile waste are landfilled or incinerated in the world every year due to
insufficient recycle value streams and the complex composition of textile end products. The …

Supply chain of waste cotton recycling and reuse: A review

S Johnson, D Echeverria, R Venditti… - AATCC Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
A comprehensive understanding of the waste cotton supply chain and different end-of-life
options is essential to promote cotton recycling and reuse. This study analyzed global and …

[PDF][PDF] Sustainable management of textile and clothing

CC Okafor, CN Madu, CC Ajaero, JC Ibekwe… - Clean Technol …, 2021 - academia.edu
Textile and clothing industry (T&C) is the second largest industry in the manufacturing
sector. Currently, the industry operates on a linear model. Its value-chain is associated with …

Production of three-dimensional fiber needle-punching composites from denim waste for utilization as furniture materials

X Meng, W Fan, WAW Mahari, S Ge, C Xia, F Wu… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The recycling and reuse of denim waste are key challenges towards sustainable disposal of
waste textiles. Here we produce high mechanical three-dimensional denim waste fiber …

The quality of blended cotton and denim waste fibres: the effect of blend ratio and waste category

M Kanan, B Wannassi, AS Barham, M Ben Hassen… - Fibers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cotton is one of the most-used natural fibres in the world due to its relative comfort and
strength compared with other natural fibres. However, the processing of cotton for …

Evaluation of the strength of the Interface for abaca fiber reinforced Hdpe and Biope composite materials, and its Influence over tensile properties

F Seculi, FX Espinach, F Julián, M Delgado-Aguilar… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, tensile properties of abaca-reinforced HDPE and BioPE composites have been
researched. The strength of the interface between the matrix and the reinforcement of a …

A review on cotton fibre-reinforced polymer composites and their applications

B Wankhede, H Bisaria, S Ojha… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Natural fibres may be a good alternative to synthetic fibres when reinforcing polymer
composites in order to maintain a healthy environment. Cotton is a natural fibre with many …

Maleic anhydride polylactic acid coupling agent prepared from solvent reaction: synthesis, characterization and composite performance

H Oliver-Ortega, R Reixach, FX Espinach, JA Méndez - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the present work, a functionalization of polylactic acid (PLA) has been carried out to
anchor maleic anhydride onto the main polymer chain to promote improvement in the …

Modal analysis of 3D needled waste cotton fiber/epoxy composites with experimental and numerical methods

L Lu, W Fan, X Meng, T Liu, L Han… - Textile Research …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The small-size microstructure models of the 3D needled waste cotton fiber/epoxy
composites (3DNWCFCs) were brought out to predict their key vibration parameters (natural …

Effective young's modulus estimation of natural fibers through micromechanical models: the case of henequen fibers reinforced-pp composites

F Serra-Parareda, F Vilaseca, R Aguado, FX Espinach… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, Young's modulus of henequen fibers was estimated through micromechanical
modeling of polypropylene (PP)-based composites, and further corroborated through a …