Recycling of vat and reactive dyed textile waste to new colored man-made cellulose fibers

• Published in: Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 5598 - 561
• Main Authors: Haslinger, Simone, Wang, Yingfeng, Rissanen, Marja, Lossa, Miriam Beatrice, Tanttu, Marjaana, Ilen, Elina, Määttänen, Marjo, Harlin, Ali, Hummel, Michael, Sixta, Herbert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2019
• Subjects: Cellulose; Cellulose fibers; Color; Color fastness; Cotton; Dyes; Environmental impact; Fabrics; Fibers; Green chemistry; Ionic liquids; Organic chemistry; Recyclability; Recycling; Remazol black B; Rubbing; Textile industry; Textile industry wastes; Wet spinning

The successful recycling of colored textile waste and reuse of respective dyes would represent a major milestone of global efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the textile industry. The chemical upcycling of dyed pre- and postconsumer cotton waste is promoted by studying the spinability and...