Haule, LV, Carr, CM and Rigout, MLA (2016) Investigation into the supramolecular properties of fibres regenerated from cotton based waste garments. Carbohydrate Polymers, 144. pp. 131-139. ISSN 0144-8617
Abstract
This paper investigated the supramolecular properties and accessibility of fibres regenerated from cotton-based waste garments and compared to typical lyocell fibres. The supramolecular and accessibility properties of the cotton-based waste garments fibres regenerated from three sources (waste denim garments, easy care finished cotton fabrics and a blend of cotton-based waste garment with wood pulp) were analyzed and compared to the lyocell fibres. The Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and Wide Angle X-ray Diffraction (WAXD) analyses indicated that the fibres from cotton waste garments had supramolecular properties similar to the typical lyocell fibres. The exception was spun from the cotton pulp reclaimed from easy care treated cotton fabrics and maybe related to increased amorphous cellulose content in its structure. The fibre’s accessibility by reagents behaviour correlated well with the supramolecular properties. The results indicate that the waste garment purification process may affect the properties of the pulp and hence the supramolecular properties of the resultant fibres. Further research on the purification and regeneration of fibres from waste garments may lead to the use of cotton waste garments as an alternative feedstock source to the lyocell process.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Carbohydrate Polymers. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Waste cotton; supramolecular properties; accessibility; iodine sorption value; recycling |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2016 11:52 |
Last Modified: | 14 Apr 2017 03:59 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.02.054 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.02.054 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95854 |