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Towards Sustainable Viscose-to-Viscose Production: Strategies for Recycling of Viscose Fibres
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioeconomy and Health, Pulp, Paper and Packaging.
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Materials and Production, Polymers, Fibres and Composites.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2513-4289
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioeconomy and Health, Sustainable Materials and Packaging.ORCID iD: 0009-0007-7354-071X
Loop Factory AB, Sweden.
2024 (English)In: Sustainability, E-ISSN 2071-1050, Vol. 16, no 10, article id 4127Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The potential for using discarded viscose textiles to produce high-quality viscose fibres is limited by the low molecular weight of the cellulose and its continued reduction in the recycling process. Herein, we present a straightforward approach of reprocessing discarded viscose textiles while achieving high-quality recycled viscose fibres. Discarded viscose textile was defibrated and centrifuged, and the resulting fibres were reprocessed under industrially relevant conditions. The produced viscose dope was fluid and resulted in viscose fibres with properties comparable to fibres made from commercial wood cellulose pulp (titer 2 dtex; dry elongation 16%, dry tenacity 15 cN/tex). To explore the potential for a more environmentally friendly production process, the steeping step was performed twice (double-steeping), thereby producing a more homogeneous viscose dope. Through double-steeping, the consumption of carbon disulfide (CS2) could be reduced by 30.5%. The double-steeping method shows to be a suitable approach to reprocess discarded viscose textiles while reducing the environmental impact of the viscose process associated with the use of CS2. Our work demonstrates that discarded viscose textile has the potential to be part of a circular textile value chain. 

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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024. Vol. 16, no 10, article id 4127
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cellulose; crustal recycling; environmental impact; recycling; strategic approach; sustainability; viscosity
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Textile, Rubber and Polymeric Materials
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-73594DOI: 10.3390/su16104127Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85194265393OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-73594DiVA, id: diva2:1871705
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The authors acknowledge BioInnovation and Vinnova (2021-04404) for financial support.

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