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Evaluating Contaminant Effects and Blend Ratios on the Alkaline Hydrolysis of PET Textile Streams

Metadata Updated: March 14, 2025

The increasing amounts of discarded textiles represent a potentially valuable resource that could be reclaimed. This work underscores the significance of advancing chemical recycling techniques for multi-component fabrics under mild reaction conditions. We present a method for nondestructive recovery of cotton (C), elastane, and nylon from polyester (polyethylene terephthalate (P)) textile blends through alkaline hydrolysis, supported with a phase-transfer catalyst. Consistent reaction conditions were maintained while evaluating various pre-consumer blends to assess their impact on the depolymerization of P component into terephthalic acid (TPA). The average TPA yield (by mass) exceeded 93.9 ± 2.79 % for pre-consumer materials and 89.5 ± 3.14 % for post-consumer materials. This work also explored the reuse potential of cotton recovered from the P:C textiles and examined any alterations in tensile strength post-hydrolysis. The average C recovery (by mass) exceeded 95.9 ± 0.784 %. Extensive material characterization for all components of the system was conducted. This research paves the way for a deeper understanding of the potential contamination by small molecules, and the quality of unreacted fibers within this mild alkaline chemical process.

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Metadata Created Date March 14, 2025
Metadata Updated Date March 14, 2025
Data Update Frequency irregular

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Harvested from NIST

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date March 14, 2025
Metadata Updated Date March 14, 2025
Publisher National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Identifier ark:/88434/mds2-3727
Data First Published 2025-03-04
Language en
Data Last Modified 2025-02-13 00:00:00
Category Materials:Polymers, Materials:Materials characterization, Chemistry:Chemical engineering and processing, Chemistry
Public Access Level public
Data Update Frequency irregular
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Homepage URL https://data.nist.gov/od/id/mds2-3727
License https://www.nist.gov/open/license
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