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Chemical Recycling of a Textile Blend from Polyester and Viscose, Part I: Process Description, Characterization, and Utilization of the Recycled Cellulose
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Alexander, Idström Peterson, Anna Wallinder, Johan Bengtsson, Jenny Bialik, Marta Jedvert, Kerstin de la Motte, Hanna |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | Material recycling requires solutions that are technically, as well as economically and ecologically, viable. In this work, the technical feasibility to separate textile blends of viscose and polyester using alkaline hydrolysis is demonstrated. Polyester is depolymerized into the monomer terephthalic acid at high yields, while viscose is recovered in a polymeric form. After the alkaline treatment, the intrinsic viscosity of cellulose is decreased by up to 35%, which means it may not be suitable for conventional fiber-to-fiber recycling; however, it might be attractive in other technologies, such as emerging fiber processes, or as raw material for sugar platforms. Further, we present an upscaled industrial process layout, which is used to pinpoint the areas of the proposed process that require further optimization. The NaOH economy is identified as the key to an economically viable process, and several recommendations are given to decrease the consumption of NaOH. To further enhance the ecological end economic feasibility of the process, an increased hydrolysis rate and integration with a pulp mill are suggested. |
| Starting Page | 7272 |
| e-ISSN | 20711050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su14127272 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-06-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sustainability Textiles Textile Recycling Textile Blend Viscose Polyester Industrial Process Layout |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
