It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

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Textile Recycling / Elastane Blends

11 December 2023

The process developed by the researchers is a solution to overcome the elastane problem in textile recycling streams. Until now, no feasible process had been demonstrated in the separation of the textile recycling contaminant elastane. The next step will be the optimisation of the processes so that it can gain potential to be used on an industrial scale

Researchers Find Way to Remove the Scourge of Textile Recycling: Elastane

Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology have developed a tool that measures the amount of elastane present in a garment, paving the way for its segregation/removal from blended textiles, thus making a considerable number of textiles suitable for recycling.

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