Beneficiation of used textiles in a circular economy
Grant holder: Dr V Chunilall
Institution: CSIR
Grant: CSIR/BEI/WRIU/2021/047
Duration: 1 August 2021 to 31 December 2024
Status: Complete
| » | Book chapter: Baloyi, RV., Gbadeyan, OJ., Sithole, BB., Chunilall, V. (2024). Fiber and textile waste valorization – Towards environmental waste reduction. In: Valorization of Biomass Waste Materials, a Biorefinery Concept, Edited by Gbadeyan, Sekoai & Chunilall. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. |
| » | Publication: Baloyi, RB. & Sithole, BB. (2024). Pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis as a useful tool in identifying fibre composition in mixed post-consumer textile waste. JAAP, 183: 1-12. |
| » | Conference: Baloyi, RB. and Sithole, BB. (2024). Physicochemical properties of cellulose nanocrystals extracted from postconsumer polyester/cotton-blended fabrics. Global Congress of Chemical Engineering, 6-11 October 2024, Cape Town. |
| » | Publication: Baloyi, R., Sithole, BB. and Chunilall, V. (2024). Physicochemical properties of cellulose nanocrystals extracted from postconsumer polyester/cotton‐blended fabrics and their effects on PVA composite films. Polymers, 16:1-23. |
| » | Publication: Moyo, M, Baloyi, R, Sithole, BB, Falayi, T. (2023). Microplastics originating from paints and synthetic textile materials. In: Microplastic Pollution. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-8357-5 |
| » | Publication: Baloyi, R, Gbadeyan, OJ, Sithole, B, and Chunilall, V. (2023). Recent advances in recycling technologies for waste textile fabrics: a review. Textile Research Journal, 0(0), 1-22. |