Challenges of textile waste composite products and its prospects of recycling

ME Rashid, MR Khan, RU Haque… - Journal of Material …, 2023 - Springer
Every year, a massive volume of textile waste is disposed of in a landfill or incinerated,
contributing to resource loss and environmental consequences. Researchers are using …

[HTML][HTML] Development of biocomposites from denim waste and thermoset bio-resins for structural applications

R Temmink, B Baghaei, M Skrifvars - Composites Part A: Applied Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper examines the use of post-consumer denim fabric in combination with thermoset
bio-resins in composite manufacturing for structural applications. Bio-epoxy and acrylated …

Improving medical textiles to create a greener operating theatre

H Morris, R Murray - The Journal of The Textile Institute, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
By generating almost 5% of the world's carbon emissions, healthcare, if it were a country,
would be the world's fifth biggest polluter and for the UK in 2017, the health sector alone was …

Upcycling textile wastes: challenges and innovations

Z Kamble, BK Behera - Textile Progress, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Food, shelter and clothing are three basic necessities of life. Textiles are necessary for
human beings to cover and protect the body from different weather conditions. In the …

Investigation of the mechanical, thermal, and acoustical behaviors of cotton, polyester, and cotton/polyester nonwoven wastes reinforced epoxy composites

W Baccouch, A Ghith, I Yalcin-Enis… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this paper is to develop a textile waste-based composite material with adequate
mechanical, acoustical, and thermal properties for automotive or construction fields. For this …

Sustainable biodegradable denim waste composites for potential single-use packaging

ANMA Haque, M Naebe - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Every year a massive 2.16 million metric tons of denim jeans is globally wasted and mostly
goes into landfill. Though denim is highly rich in cellulose, its valorisation has received little …

Development of 3D needled composite from denim waste and polypropylene fibers for structural applications

S Wang, T Zhang, X Zhang, S Ge, W Fan - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current study presents a facile yet efficient strategy to the recycling of waste textiles into
cost-effective products to reduce environmental pollution. Specifically, the composites were …

Mechanical properties of all-cellulose composites from end-of-life textiles

B Baghaei, S Compiet, M Skrifvars - Journal of polymer research, 2020 - Springer
This paper reports the recycling of end-of-life cellulose containing textiles by fabrication of all-
cellulose composites (ACCs). Discharged denim fabrics were used as the reinforcement …

Acoustical and mechanical properties of thermoplastic composites from discarded carpets

G Pan, Y Zhao, H Xu, B Ma, Y Yang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Without additional matrix or reinforcement, compression molded composites from waste
polypropylene (PP) carpets/nylon (PA) carpets or PP carpets/polyester (PET) carpets have …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of recycled denim waste cotton fibre and jute fibre in thermoplastic bio composite applications

A Mandal, A Habib, B Paul, M Islam, B Ahamed… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
High-stiffness and high-strength natural fibres are commonly utilized in thermoplastic
matrices to manufacture biobased thermoplastic composites. Low-end applications such as …