Recycled Polyester and Cotton Blended Siro Spun Yarns and Fabrics: A Sustainable and Eco-friendly Approach

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we report the comparison of physical properties of 19.68 Tex (30 Nec)/1 Siro spun yarns and fabrics manufactured from 100% cotton, virgin polyester, and recycled polyester in 50:50 blend ratio with cotton fibers. Tensile analysis revealed that recycled polyester-cotton siro spun yarns exhibited comparable tensile strength to the virgin polyester-cotton yarns. The evenness and structural uniformity of the recycled polyester-cotton yarn was also equivalent to the polyester-cotton siro spun yarns. Plain weave (1/1) fabrics were manufactured from the obtained yarns. Recycled polyester-cotton blended fabrics depicted comparable tensile, tear, and ball bursting strength to the virgin polyester-cotton blended fabrics, and exhibited better wettability, air permeability, and were less prone to pilling when compared with the polyester-cotton blended fabrics. Recycled polyester-cotton fabrics also exhibited good drape properties and less shear stiffness in the Kawabata analysis when compared to their counterparts. Based on the results obtained, it may be safely concluded that the recycled polyester fibers can be used as an alternative to virgin polyester fibers in siro spun medium-count yarns and consequent fabrics.

摘要

本文报告了19.68 Tex (30 Nec)/1赛络纺纱线和织物的物理性能比较, 这些纱线和织物由100%棉、纯聚酯和再生聚酯以50:50的比例与棉纤维混纺而成. 拉伸分析表明, 再生涤棉赛络纺纱线的拉伸强度与纯涤棉纱线相当. 再生涤棉纱的条干均匀度和结构均匀度也与涤棉赛络纺纱相当. 将所得纱线制成平纹 (1/1) 织物. 再生涤棉混纺织物的拉伸、撕裂和破球强度与纯涤棉混纺织物相当, 与涤棉混纺织物相比, 具有更好的润湿性、透气性, 且不易起球. 在川端康成分析中, 与其他聚酯棉织物相比, 再生聚酯棉织物也表现出良好的悬垂性和较小的剪切刚度. 根据所获得的结果, 可以安全地得出结论, 在赛络纺中支纱和后续织物中, 再生聚酯纤维可以替代原聚酯纤维.

KEYWORDS:

• Recycled polyester
• siro spun yarns
• polyester-cotton blends
• scanning electron microscopy
• yarn and fabric testing
• comfort properties

关键词:

• 再生聚酯纤维
• 赛络纺纱
• 涤棉混纺
• 扫描电子显微镜
• 纱线和织物测试
• 舒适性

Highlights

• Successful application of recycled polyester fiber into siro spun yarns and consequent fabrics.

• 30/1 siro spun recycled polyester-cotton blended (50:50) yarns with properties equivalent to virgin polyester-cotton (50:50) blended yarns.

• 1/1 plain weave fabrics based on the recycled polyester-cotton blended yarns with equivalent properties to that of virgin polyester-cotton-based counterparts.

• Road map to achieve sustainability by using the reclaimed polyester fibers in polyester-cotton blended yarns and consequent fabrics.

Acknowledgments

The authors are thankful to the laboratory technicians Mr. M. Maqsood Ahmed and Mr. M. Imran Shahid for their support during the experimental and analysis work.

Disclosure statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Ethical Approval

I can confirm that the research work presented is original and does not involve any human participation to record data/check the yarn and fabric performance next to human skin. I can further confirm that I have obtained consent from all the co-authors for the submission of the manuscript/revised manuscript, and so on.

Additional information

Funding

This research has been carried out at the Department of Textile Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (Faisalabad campus). There is no direct funding agency involved in carrying out the research work. The materials were purchased with the departmental funding dedicated for buying laboratory materials. The authors further declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.