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Towards circular fashion – transforming pulp mills into hubs for textile recycling

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: was used to identify the conditions under which this pretreatment should be performed. Temperature and residence time proved to be critical in the efficacy of the pretreatment, as suitable values were required to ensure partial solubilization of the waste textiles. The conditioning of the pretreated material also had an important effect on the process, as it ensured a suitable environment for the enzymatic depolymerization while maintaining the changes in the material caused by pretreatment. Pretreatment was then performed with industrial green liquor, showing that the efficiency of textile recycling was about 70% when integrated in a pulp mill.

Source: RSC Advances

DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00168j

Authors: Miguel Sanchis-Sebastiá, Vera Novy, Lars Stigsson, Mats Galbe, Ola Wallberg

Institution: Lund University

Language: English

Topic: Lignin and Wood Chemistry

Subfield: Process Chemistry and Technology

Field: Chemical Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,042