LUND – A research team from Sweden’s Lund University says it has succeeded in making 100% chemically recycled viscose fibre from worn-out cotton sheets.
The team says it identified viscose as a potential area for research as there is no fully-recycled variant currently on the market, while it is also keen to help Sweden reduce its common practice of incinerating old textiles to fuel district-heating schemes.
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