Potential Use of Silk Waste in Sustainable Thermoplastic Composite Material Applications: A Review
Global warming and climate change demand rapid and swift action in terms of reducing resource consumption, gas emissions, and waste generation. The textile industry is responsible for a large share of global pollution; therefore, to define a route to tackle part of the issue, a literature review on...
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| description | Global warming and climate change demand rapid and swift action in terms of reducing resource consumption, gas emissions, and waste generation. The textile industry is responsible for a large share of global pollution; therefore, to define a route to tackle part of the issue, a literature review on the current state of research in the field of recycling silk waste was conducted. The methods used to recover, process, and characterize silk waste fibers were summarized. The aim of this work was to investigate the possible applications of recycled silk waste in the field of composite materials for load bearing applications. In this sense, some prominent studies in the field of silk-based composites were reported, favoring thermoplastic materials for sustainability reasons. Studies on nonwoven silk waste fabrics were covered as well, finding an abundance of results but no applications as a reinforcement for composite materials. In a circular economy approach, we believe that the combination of nonwoven silk waste fabrics, thermoplastic polymers, and possibly hybridization with other fibers from sustainable sources could be beneficial and could lead to green and high-performance products. The aim of this work was to summarize the information available so far and help define a route in that direction. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-491d9c48b4834a48944caf2bd0aaab482025-01-24T13:32:12ZengMDPI AGFibers2079-64392025-01-01131610.3390/fib13010006Potential Use of Silk Waste in Sustainable Thermoplastic Composite Material Applications: A ReviewTommaso Pini0Matteo Sambucci1Marco Valente2Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials, Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Materials, Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Materials, Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, ItalyGlobal warming and climate change demand rapid and swift action in terms of reducing resource consumption, gas emissions, and waste generation. The textile industry is responsible for a large share of global pollution; therefore, to define a route to tackle part of the issue, a literature review on the current state of research in the field of recycling silk waste was conducted. The methods used to recover, process, and characterize silk waste fibers were summarized. The aim of this work was to investigate the possible applications of recycled silk waste in the field of composite materials for load bearing applications. In this sense, some prominent studies in the field of silk-based composites were reported, favoring thermoplastic materials for sustainability reasons. Studies on nonwoven silk waste fabrics were covered as well, finding an abundance of results but no applications as a reinforcement for composite materials. In a circular economy approach, we believe that the combination of nonwoven silk waste fabrics, thermoplastic polymers, and possibly hybridization with other fibers from sustainable sources could be beneficial and could lead to green and high-performance products. The aim of this work was to summarize the information available so far and help define a route in that direction.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6439/13/1/6silk wastesustainabilitycircular economyrecyclingthermoplastic composite materialsnonwoven |
| spellingShingle | Tommaso Pini Matteo Sambucci Marco Valente Potential Use of Silk Waste in Sustainable Thermoplastic Composite Material Applications: A Review Fibers silk waste sustainability circular economy recycling thermoplastic composite materials nonwoven |
| title | Potential Use of Silk Waste in Sustainable Thermoplastic Composite Material Applications: A Review |
| title_full | Potential Use of Silk Waste in Sustainable Thermoplastic Composite Material Applications: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Potential Use of Silk Waste in Sustainable Thermoplastic Composite Material Applications: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential Use of Silk Waste in Sustainable Thermoplastic Composite Material Applications: A Review |
| title_short | Potential Use of Silk Waste in Sustainable Thermoplastic Composite Material Applications: A Review |
| title_sort | potential use of silk waste in sustainable thermoplastic composite material applications a review |
| topic | silk waste sustainability circular economy recycling thermoplastic composite materials nonwoven |
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