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Biodegradation of natural textile materials in soil
University of Borås, School of Engineering. (Polymer Group)
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2014 (English)In: Tekstilec, ISSN 0351-3386, Vol. 57, no 2, p. 118-132Article in journal (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

World is facing numerous environmental challenges, one of them being the increasing pollution both in the atmosphere and landfi lls. After the goods have been used, they are either buried or burnt. Both ways of disposal are detrimental and hazardous to the environment. The term biodegradation is becoming more and more important, as it converts materials into water, carbon dioxide and biomass, which present no harm to the environment. Nowadays, a lot of research is performed on the development of biodegradable polymers, which can “vanish” from the Earth surface after being used. In this respect, this research work was conducted in order to study the biodegradation phenomenon of cellulosic and non-cellulosic textile materials when buried in soil, for them to be used in our daily lives with maximum effi ciency and after their use, to be disposed of easily with no harmful eff ects to the environment. This research indicates the time span of the use life of various cellulosic and non-cellulosic materials such as cotton, jute, linen, fl ax, wool when used for the reinforcement of soil. The visual observations and applied microscopic methods revealed that the biodegradation of cellulose textile materials proceeded in a similar way as for non-cellulosic materials, the only difference being the time of biodegradation. The non-cellulosic textile material (wool) was relatively more resistant to microorganisms due to its molecular structure and surface. Keywords: biodegradation, composting, natural textile materials, FT-IR

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Urednistvo Tekstilec , 2014. Vol. 57, no 2, p. 118-132
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Biodegradation, Textile, Resursåtervinning
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Paper, Pulp and Fiber Technology
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Resource Recovery
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-1950DOI: 10.14502/Tekstilec2014.57.118-132Local ID: 2320/14410OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-1950DiVA, id: diva2:870028
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