MADRID – Spanish pulp manufacturer and biomass specialist, Ence and Swedish start-up ShareTex have claimed success in their first tests to chemically recycle discarded textiles into new fibres.
The process involves the conversion of blended or cellulose-based waste textiles into dissolving pulp or a glucose solution, which can then be used as the building blocks in the production of recycled fibres or other applications such as packaging and tissue manufacturing.
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