Recycling of cotton apparel waste and its utilization as a thermal insulation layer in high performance clothing

Fashion and Textiles

Research

Ayub Nabi Khan¹  M. Firoz Hossain²  Md. Mohebbullah²  M. A. Rahman Bhuiyan²  Ayub Ali²  Lijing Wang³ 

[1] Department of Textile Engineering, BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology, 1230, Dhaka, Bangladesh;Department of Textile Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, DUET, 1707, Gazipur, Bangladesh;School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, 3056, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;

关键词: Apparel waste;    Recycled cotton fiber;    Thermal liner;    Heat protective clothing;    Waste utilization;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40691-023-00342-y

 received in 2022-07-08, accepted in 2023-05-11,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Recycling and converting  textile waste into value-added products with enhanced functional properties pave the way toward a circular economy for sustainability. This research investigates the utilization of recycled cotton fiber from apparel cutting waste for fabricating high-performance thermal barrier fabrics. The physical characterization of the developed fabrics revealed a regular arrangement of fibers, consequently the uniform thickness of the fabric with no distortion on fiber surfaces due to the recycling operation of cotton waste. The developed fabrics also demonstrated a high softness index and low compression and bending average rigidity compared to the commercial fabric with similar thickness. The heat protection performance revealed an increase in fabric conductive and radiative heat resistance with increasing the amount of recycled cotton fiber in the fabrics. The inherent thermal resistance of cotton fiber and the low inter-fiber spacing because of their uniform orientation in the fabric lead to the high thermal resistance of developed fabrics. In the case of fabric air permeability concerning the clothing thermal comfort, no significant difference in breathability was observed among the test specimens. Besides, the moisture management profile of developed fabrics indicated the capability to create favorable thermal comfort within the clothing-skin microenvironment because of improved liquid transportation and diffusion of perspiration vapor through the fabric.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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