Roungpaisan Nanjaporn, Srisawat Natee, Rungruangkitkrai Nattadon, Chartvivatpornchai Nawarat, Boonyarit Jirachaya, Kittikorn Thorsak, Chollakup Rungsima
Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani 12110, Thailand.
Department of Textile Science, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Polymers (Basel). 2023 Nov 9;15(22):4364. doi: 10.3390/polym15224364.
Polyester/cotton fabrics with different proportions of Tetron Cotton, TC (35% Cotton/65% PET), and Chief Value Cotton, CVC (60% Cotton/40% PET), were investigated by removing the cotton component under various phosphoric acidic conditions including the use of cellulase enzymes. The remaining polyethylene terephthalate (PET) component was spun using the melt spinning method. Only 85% HPO-Enz_TC could be spun into consistent filament fibers. The effects of Acid-Enz TC (obtained from a powder preparation of 85% HPO-Enz_TC) at different weight amounts (1, 2, 5, and 10 %wt) blending with WF-PET powder prepared by white recycled polyester fabric were evaluated for fiber spinnability at different winding speeds of 1000 and 1500 m/min. The results revealed that recycled PET fiber spun by adding Acid-Enz_TC up to 10 %wt gave uniformly distributed filament fibers. A comparative study of the physical, thermal, and mechanical properties also investigated the relationship between the effect of Acid-Enz_TC and the structure of the obtained fibers. Acid-Enz_TC:WF-PET (5:95) was the optimal ratio. The thermal values were analyzed by DSC and TGA and crystallinity was analyzed by XRD, with mechanical strength closed to 100% WF-PET. The FTIR analysis of the functional groups showed the removal of cotton from the blended fabrics. Other factors such as the Acid-Enz_TC component in WF-PET, extraction conditions, purity, thermal, chemical, and exposure experiences also affected the formability and properties of recycled PET made from non-single-component raw materials. This study advanced the understanding of recycling PET from TC fabrics by strategically removing cotton from polyester-cotton blends and then recycling using controlled conditions and processes via the melt spinning method.
通过在包括使用纤维素酶的各种磷酸酸性条件下去除棉成分,对具有不同比例的特纶棉(TC,35%棉/65%聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯)和主值棉(CVC,60%棉/40%聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯)的聚酯/棉织物进行了研究。使用熔体纺丝法纺制剩余的聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(PET)成分。只有85%的HPO-Enz_TC能够纺成连续的长丝纤维。评估了不同重量含量(1%、2%、5%和10%重量)的酸酶TC(由85%的HPO-Enz_TC粉末制剂获得)与由白色回收聚酯织物制备的WF-PET粉末混合时,在1000和1500米/分钟的不同卷绕速度下对纤维可纺性的影响。结果表明,添加高达10%重量的酸酶TC纺制的回收PET纤维具有均匀分布的长丝纤维。对物理、热和机械性能的比较研究还考察了酸酶TC的作用与所得纤维结构之间的关系。酸酶TC:WF-PET(5:95)是最佳比例。通过差示扫描量热法(DSC)和热重分析法(TGA)分析热性能,通过X射线衍射法(XRD)分析结晶度,机械强度接近100%的WF-PET。官能团的傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)分析表明混合织物中的棉已被去除。其他因素,如WF-PET中的酸酶TC成分、提取条件、纯度以及热、化学和暴露经历,也会影响由非单一成分原料制成的回收PET的成型性和性能。本研究通过从聚酯-棉混纺织物中战略性地去除棉花,然后通过熔体纺丝法在受控条件和工艺下进行回收,加深了对从TC织物中回收PET的理解。