articleGreen ChemistryJan 1, 2024GREEN OA

Chemical recycling of polyester textile wastes: shifting towards sustainability

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Amongst all synthetic polymers used in the clothing industry, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most widely used polyester, its fibres representing half the total PET global market (in comparison bottle PET being less than a third).

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Keywords
  • Textile
  • Polyester
  • Sustainability
  • Waste management
  • Business
  • Pulp and paper industry
  • Environmental science
  • Chemistry
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Industry, innovation and infrastructure
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