Oxygen plasma treatment to mitigate the shedding of fragmented fibres (microplastics) from polyester textiles

The release of fragmented fibres (FFs) during the manufacture and service life of textiles is one of the key sources of microplastic pollution. Polyester (polyethylene terephthalate (PET)) is the most widely used fibre with production volume of 63 million tonnes - represents 55% of all textile fibre...

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Main Authors: Abdul Jabbar, Michael Bryant, Josh Armitage, Muhammad Tausif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Cleaner Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666790824001319
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