was investigated by Adanur et al. (2016) [32]. Absorption of the MEK solvent by the fabric through agitation separated the PVC and polyester components, so-called “swelling”. Both polyester and PVC scraps were washed with water and dried in an oven. They found a loss of...
General Recycled is just the recycler. So once the fiber bales are ready for spinning, they move downstream in the process to yarn spinners and then fabric manufacturers, followed by dyehouses and garment producers. The company has developed its own value chain of spinners, weavers and knit...
The use of near-infrared detection is generally considered fundamental not only for quantification but also for automatic on-line sorting of fabrics scraps [68]. Regarding the recycling of fabric containing elastane, mechanical recycling was at- tempted by Yin et al. [121], who adopted for PA/...