Main description

The fulfillment of the circular economy goals is closely connected with finding various possibilities for the application of the already used materials. The growing consumption of cheap and second-hand clothes decreases the possibility of their reuse as wearable textiles. Another possibility is to utilize the textiles for cleaning or become a raw material for other industries. In the recycling, additional processing is often required to create the appropriate characteristics of the new product that suit the desired use. The composite materials integrating the specific textile properties with biodegradable renewable biopolymers and inorganic nanoparticles can find applications as sorbents and filters for the treatment of wastewater or oil spilling. The aim of this study is to prepare a composite material from cotton fabric modified with cross-linked chitosan and zinc oxide nanoparticles.