Recycling dyed cotton textile byproduct fibers as polypropylene reinforcement

The textile industry generates a large amount of byproducts that must be treated before being recycled or disposed of. The treatments to extract the dyeing agents are mandatory, and involve costs and interaction with toxic reagents. A relevant amount of such byproducts are short cotton dyed fibers....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Serra Bruns, Albert, Tarrés Farres, Joaquim Agustí, Reixach Corominas, Rafael, Mutje Pujol, Pere, Espinach Orus, Francisco Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE)
Repositorio:RIARTE
OAI Identifier:oai:www.riarte.es:20.500.12251/1544
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/1544
https://doi.org/10.1177/0040517518786278
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Algodón
Composite termoestable
Resistencia a tracción
Propiedades mecánicas
Residuos - Construcción
Reciclaje - Construcción
Material sostenible
Fibra vegetal
Material de construcción
Hormigón reciclado
2304.11 Fibras Naturales
3313.04 Material de Construcción
3305.05 Tecnología del Hormigón
2211.02 Materiales Compuestos
3308.07 Eliminación de Residuos
3312.08 Propiedades de Los Materiales
3312.09 Resistencia de Materiales
3312.12 Ensayo de Materiales
3326.01 Algodón
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Sumario:The textile industry generates a large amount of byproducts that must be treated before being recycled or disposed of. The treatments to extract the dyeing agents are mandatory, and involve costs and interaction with toxic reagents. A relevant amount of such byproducts are short cotton dyed fibers. Cotton fibers are high-quality cellulosic fibers and can be used as composite reinforcement. In this paper, dyed cotton fibers were used to formulate, obtain and tensile test composite materials. The impact of the presence of dyes was studied and such dyes enhanced the interphase between the matrix and the reinforcement. On the other hand, when a coupling agent was incorporated to the formulation of the composites, the dyes hindered the chemical interactions between the maleic acid and the OH groups of the cellulosic fibers. Nonetheless, the composite materials showed competitive mechanical properties that were better than other natural fiber-reinforced composites and comparable to some glass fiber-based ones. Dyed cotton fibers can be used as reinforcement without further treatment, increasing the value chain of the textile industry and decreasing the chemical treatments necessary to recycle or dispose of dyed textile fibers. © The Author(s) 2018.