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Title Environmentally friendly oxidation pretreatments to produce sugar-based building blocks from dyed textile wastes via enzymatic hydrolysis
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Authors Vera, RE; Zambrano, F; Marquez, R; Vivas, KA; Forfora, N; Bedard, J; Farrell, M; Ankeny, M; Pal, L; Jameel, H; Gonzalez, R
Title Environmentally friendly oxidation pretreatments to produce sugar-based building blocks from dyed textile wastes via enzymatic hydrolysis
Year 2023
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.cej.2023.143321
Abstract Given the increasing concern over textile waste management and the proliferation of textile landfills, enzymatic hydrolysis of cotton represents a potential pathway to upcycle textile waste into valuable chemical building blocks. However, this pathway is challenged by the presence of persistent dyes, hindering enzyme performance. To overcome this issue, environmentally friendly and total chlorine free oxidation methods such as ozone and alkaline hydrogen peroxide were used in combination with mechanical refining pretreatment. The results showed that the enzymatic conversion of black-dyed cotton, without oxidation, resulted in a glucose yield of only 60% as compared to 95% for undyed cotton fibers. On the other hand, the inclusion of oxidation processes in the pretreatment stage resulted in a glucose yield of 90% via enzymatic hydrolysis at expense of using low oxidation chemicals and low enzyme charges. This work highlights the potential of oxidation methods, enzymatic hydrolysis, and mechanical refining as an ecofriendly pathway for generating value-added chemicals from cotton textile waste while promoting economic circularity.
Author Keywords Textile Waste; Dyes; Enzymatic Hydrolysis; Mechanical Refining; Oxidation; Circular Economy
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001001612100001
WoS Category Engineering, Environmental; Engineering, Chemical
Research Area Engineering
PDF http://manuscript.elsevier.com/S1385894723020521/pdf/S1385894723020521.pdf
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