Efficient Recovery of Waste Cotton Fabrics Using Ionic Liquid Methods

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 17; no. 7; p. 900
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xiaozheng, Zhou, Wenhao, Xing, Wenhao, Xu, Yingjun, Zhang, Gangqiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.03.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Adsorption; Air pollution; Analysis; Cellulose; Cellulose fibers; Chloride; Composite materials; Copper; Cotton dyeing; Cotton fabrics; Cotton fibers; Cotton textiles; Decoloring; Degree of polymerization; Dissolution; Energy consumption; Fabrics; Iodine; Ionic liquids; Massachusetts; Methods; Municipal solid waste; Natural resources; Polymerization; Recovery; Recycling; Renewable resources; Sodium; Solidification; Solvents; Textile composites; Textiles; Viscosity; Zinc chloride; Zinc compounds; Massachusetts; United States > US; Japan; ionic liquid; regenerated cellulose film; cellulose; waste cotton fabrics

Cotton fiber, renewable natural cellulose, make up the largest portion of textile waste. The ionic liquid method has been successfully employed to regenerate waste colored cotton fabric in this study, offering a comprehensive approach to the recycling of waste cotton. The chemical recovery process f...