Bulk industrial production of sustainable cellulosic printing fabric using agricultural waste to reduce the impact of climate change

This study represents a significant contribution to sustainable textile production, as tamarind agriculture waste was used as a raw material, which is an environmentally friendly alternative of sodium alginate that reduces the wastewater load. Additionally, PEG-400 was utilized as a nitrogen-free solubilizing moisture management substitution of urea for printing, while TCEA dissociated at high temperature to make alkaline pH during curing of the printed fabric to replace sodium bicarbonate. This research is a novel contribution to the printing industry, as these three constituents have not been previously used together other than this research group, in the history of reactive printing.PMID:37709213 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126885
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Source Type: research