New wood-based technology removes 80{5e37bb13eee9fcae577c356a6edbd948fa817adb745f8ff03ff00bd2962a045d} of dye

Micheal Johnson

image: Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new biobased material, a form of powder based on cellulose nanocrystals to purify water from pollutants, including textile dyes. When the polluted water passes through the filter with cellulose powder, the pollutants are absorbed, and the sunlight entering the treatment […]

Separating blends with enzymes at NCSU

Micheal Johnson

Exploration/​Development/​Education Researchers at North Carolina Point out University are utilizing enzymes to individual cotton and polyester from blended fabrics in a approach which could add to lowering textile waste. A cocktail of enzymes in a mildly acidic alternative is getting used to attract out the cellulose from the blended woven […]