TEXTILE WASTE VALORIZATION FOR PRODUCING A PACKAGING MATERIAL

Abstract

In this work, a Nylon nano-composite film was made from Nylon yarn (textile) waste using the solvent casting method, and nano-cellulose was extracted from another Viscose yarn (textile) waste and then reinforced to study the effect of nano-cellulose on the mechanical properties and crystallization behavior and barrier properties of the Nylon nano-composite films. The structural, chemical, thermal, and tensile properties of thin solvent-cast Nylon nano-composite films containing 0.1, 0.5, and 1% v/w nano-cellulose were investigated. The thermal properties of thin solvent-cast Nylon nano-composite films containing 2% v/w nano-cellulose were also investigated. The DSC confirmed that the addition of nano-cellulose into the polymer matrix of Nylon does not act as a nucleating agent because Nylon fiber already has nucleating agents (Talcum Powder or Boron nitride or any organic phosphates) added in its polymer chain during melt spinning of Nylon fiber. However, Nylon nano-composite films did not show any significant changes in their mechanical properties. However, it showed an increase in the water vapour transmission barrier as the concentration of nano-cellulose increased.