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Cover Image, Volume 138, Issue 48
Author(s) -
Zhou Chufan,
Wang Yixiang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.51701
Subject(s) - incineration , aqueous solution , textile , volume (thermodynamics) , urea , cellulose , dissolution , waste management , pulp and paper industry , cover (algebra) , materials science , environmental science , polymer science , chemical engineering , chemistry , engineering , composite material , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
Large amounts of textile waste are generated every year and disposed of through landfill or incineration, leading to numerous environmental and social issues. In this work from Yixiang Wang and Chufan Zhou, the dissolution of three typical waste cotton fabrics (t‐shirts, bed sheets and jeans) in NaOH/urea aqueous solution, H2SO4 aqueous solution, and LiCl/DMAc solution was demonstrated. It proves the feasibility to recycle waste cotton fabrics into biodegradable cellulose films, which have potential applications in food packaging and agriculture. DOI: 10.1002/app.51255