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Dr. Jens Oelerich
Sustainable & Functional Textiles, School of Creative Technology,
Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Telaketju R&D webinar
September 24, 2020
CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF
COTTON AND POLYCOTTON
TEXTILES
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Enschede
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Bachelor Program Fashion and Textile Technologies
(higher textile education since 1919)
Master Program Innovative Textile Development
(since 2014)
27 000 Students
Enschede
Deventer
Apeldoorn
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Research group leader: Dr. Jan Mahy
Coordination of research line Sustainable Textiles: Dr. Jens Oelerich
Expertise: Textile Technology, Fashion Design, Circular Textiles, Rapid Prototyping, Sustainable Chemistry
>100 Years Industrial experience
Research group Sustainable & Functional Textiles
Applied Science in Textiles
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Sustainable
Textiles
Functional
Textiles
Research group Sustainable & Functional Textiles
Applied Science in Textiles
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Sustainable Textiles
Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle
Mechanical and Chemical recycling
of cellulosic textiles
Applied Science
Intensive collaboration with industry,
education and research
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Research activities
Product
Fabric
Fiber
Polymer
Molecule
product reuse
textile reuse
mechanical recycling
chemical recycling
Bio refinery
chemical recycling
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Textile fiber production
Worldwide textile fiber production in 2018 ~111 Mt
• 79 Mt synthetic fibers
• 32 Mt natural fibers (26 Mt cotton fibers)
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Cotton
Cleaned virgin cotton:
88-94% α-Cellulose
Cleaned cotton waste:
96-98% α-Cellulose
>9 Mt textile products are
incinerated in the EU each
year
>25% cotton
90%
6% 3% 1%
Cotton composition
Cellulose Hemicellulose Lignin Vats
Large part can be used for
chemical recycling
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Missing
technology
Cellulose circle
Collection and
sorting
Regenerated
cellulose fiberYarn production
Fabric production
and finishing
Clothing production
and use phase
Waste
Closed loop
chemical
recycling
Raw material
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Technological approaches
Preparation of cellulose pulp from cotton waste
• ReNewcell (pre- and post-consumer cotton waste)
• WornAgain (Polyester/cotton blends)
• Cumapol (Polyester/cotton blends in collaboration with Saxion)
Fiber production from cotton waste
• Lenzing/Refibra (Lyocell, up to 30% pre/post-consumer waste)
• Infinite Fiber Company (Carbamate Technology, cotton waste and other cellulosics)
• Ioncell and Deakin University (Ionic liquids, cotton textile waste)
• SaXcell (Lyocell, 100% pre/post-consumer cotton waste)
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Cellulose circle
Collection and
sorting
Regenerated
cellulose fiberYarn production
Fabric production
and finishing
Clothing production
and use phase
Waste
Raw material
SaXcell
Closed loop
chemical
recycling
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Transformation of waste into
a valuable raw material
Key aspects in the development of the
SaXcell fiber
No investments in processing
machinery needed
Fiber needs to fit in existing
supply chain
Large scope of applications
Sustainable production and
processing
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SaXcell recycling process
10) Garment tailoring
9) Fabric finishing
8) Fabric production
7) Yarn production
6) Spinning of SaXcell fibers
5) Adjustment of the degree of polymerization (DP)
4) Discolouration of remaining textile waste
3) Removal of polyester and other impurities
2) Unravelling and/or milling
1) Waste collection and sorting
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Patented process to adjust cellulose DP
Parameter Advantages of the
patented process
Time 80% shorter
Temperature 20°C reduction
Hazards no
Neutralization Not necessary
Washing steps 50% less
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• staple fibers (1.8 dtex, 38 mm)
• very good mechanical fiber properties
• suitable for common textile processing
Sample SaXcell fiber properties
Fiber fineness dtex 1.81
Elongation % 12.7
Tenacity, cond. cN/tex 43.6
SaXcell fiber production and properties
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Rotor spun yarn
Nm 17, Nm 34/2
100% SaXcell® fiber in warp and weft
Processing of SaXcell fibers
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Tensile strength and elongation to break ISO 13934
dry
wet
Comparable to existing cellulose fibers
Weft - Strength [N] Weft - Elong. [%] Warp - Strength [N] Warp - Elong. [%]
SaXcell original 701 18,4 611 31,4
SaXcell bleached 425 13,3 430 16,4
Cotton 429 10,4 500 14,2
Weft - Strength [N] Weft - Elong. [%] Warp - Strength [N] Warp - Elong. [%]
SaXcell original 767 11,6 708 20,0
SaXcell bleached 600 8,9 604 11,1
Cotton 474 7,4 525 10,6
Mechanical properties 100%
SaXcell fabrics
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100% SaXcell garments
tailored at Humanoid BV
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50% cotton / 50% SaXcell towels
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100% SaXcell ring spun yarn
• small problems with electrostatic
charging
• fineness of Nm 68 were realized
Quotes
“Feels like combed cotton”
“Better processible than similar
fibers”
Ring spinning
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Aldo Nägeli AG
Industrial knitting
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Dyeing of knitted SaXcell fabric
with Benzema Go reactive dye
Dark black:
SaXcell: 5% dyestuff,
50 l/kg water consumption
Cotton: 9% dyestuff,
~150 l/kg water consumption
Dyeing with reactive dyes
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Life cycle assessment SaXcell pulp
Feedstock Comparison with average impact of existing pulping processes*
100% cotton waste white Lower in all impact categories
100% cotton waste white (new process) Lower in all impact categories
Cotton / polyester blend, white Lower or comparable
Cotton / polyester blend, dark blue Higher in most impact categories
*based on available data from Ecoinvent
Executed by CE Delft
Challenges:
• Laboratory scale experiments
Industrial scale application
• Availability of data
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From Workwear to Workwear
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Waste
Overalls
Unraveled
fibrous
waste
SaXcell®
pulp
Virgin
SaXcell®
fibers
SaXcell®
workwear
Workwear material cycle
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SaXcell® workwear trousers
In collaboration with Havep BV
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Breakthrough in polycotton
recycling
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PET yarns/fabrics
PET fibers
PET
monomers
PET products
Breakthrough in polycotton recycling
Recycling concept
SaXcell products
IsolatedCellulose
SaXcell fibers
SaXcell yarns/fabrics
Polycottonproduct
Polycotton waste
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Acknowledgemetns:
Technical support:
Rieter AG
Aldo Nägeli AG
Thies GmbH & Co. KG
Artofil BV
WeVoTex BV
Humanoid BV
Frankenhuis BV
JB Textiles BV
Johan van den Acker Textielfabriek BV
Financial support:
TechForFuture
C&A Foundation
Boergroep BV
WeVoTex BV
Havep BV
Lavans BV
SaXcell BV30
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Dr. Jens Oelerich
Sustainable & Functional Textiles, School of Creative Technology,
Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Telaketju R&D webinar
September 24, 2020
CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF
COTTON AND POLYCOTTON
TEXTILES