Enzymatic textile fiber separation for sustainable waste processing

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, around 11 million tons of post-consumer textile waste (PCTW) are disposed in U.S. landfills annually, which is 8% of all municipal solid waste. PCTW is landfilled because it contains complex blends of natural and synthetic fibers that are not easy...

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Published in:	Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Main Authors:	Jeannie Egan, Siyan Wang, Jialong Shen, Oliver Baars, Geoffrey Moxley, Sonja Salmon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-09-01
Subjects:	Cellulose Circularity Cotton Enzyme Polyester Recycle
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916123000117