Investigation into the supramolecular properties of fibres regenerated from cotton based waste garments

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dc.contributor.authorHaule, Liberato Venant
dc.contributor.authorCarr, Chris, M
dc.contributor.authorRigout, Muriel
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-11T07:10:21Z
dc.date.available2016-05-11T07:10:21Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-22
dc.descriptionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144861716301199en_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract 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 analysed 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTanzania Gatsby Trust and Lenzing Fibersen_US
dc.identifier.citationHaule, L. V., Carr, C. M., & Rigout, M. (2016). Investigation into the supramolecular properties of fibres regenerated from cotton based waste garments. Carbohydrate Polymers, 144, 131-139en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.02.054
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1943
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScienceDirecten_US
dc.subjectWaste cottonen_US
dc.subjectSupramolecular propertiesen_US
dc.subjectAccessibilityen_US
dc.subjectIodine sorption valueen_US
dc.subjectRecyclingen_US
dc.titleInvestigation into the supramolecular properties of fibres regenerated from cotton based waste garmentsen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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