---
OA_place: publisher
OA_type: hybrid
PlanS_conform: '1'
_id: '20491'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Global fibre production has expanded rapidly, with polyester and cotton dominating,
    significantly contributing to textile waste and increasing demand for sustainable
    solutions. This study presents innovative method to recycle polyester/cotton (PET/CO)
    blends using hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents (DESs), eliminating the need for
    toxic chemicals while achieving high dissolution yields. PET was completely dissolved
    within 5 min, substantially outperforming state-of-the-art methods and facilitating
    the efficient and selective recovery of both components, PET (97%) and CO (100%).
    SEM imaging confirmed no morphological changes in cotton fibres after treatment.
    The thermal stability of the recovered materials was validated using DSC and TGA
    analyses, while ATR-FTIR spectroscopy indicated no chemical changes. Mechanical
    testing confirmed recovered cotton’s tenacity and elongation are within expected
    ranges despite showing a decrease of 28% in tenacity and 34% in elongation. Hence,
    the proposed process provides an efficient and sustainable recycling solution
    for PET/CO blends, retaining both polymers in a condition similar to virgin materials
    used in textile manufacturing with minimal processing time.
acknowledgement: "This study was conducted at the Josef Ressel Centre for Recovery
  Strategies of Textiles which is funded by the Christian Doppler Research Society
  on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labor and Economic Affairs and the
  National Foundation for Research, Technology. The authors acknowledge “Open Access
  Funding by TU Wien” for financial support through its Open Access Funding Program.\r\nSpecial
  thanks are extended to EREMA Group GmbH, SALESIANER MIETTEX GmbH and Starlinger
  & Co GmbH for their material support and valuable input throughout the development
  of this study."
article_number: '115177'
article_processing_charge: Yes (via OA deal)
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Nika
  full_name: Depope, Nika
  last_name: Depope
- first_name: Al
  full_name: Depope, Al
  id: 0b77531d-dbcd-11ea-9d1d-a8eee0bf3830
  last_name: Depope
- first_name: Vasiliki Maria
  full_name: Archodoulaki, Vasiliki Maria
  last_name: Archodoulaki
- first_name: Wolfgang
  full_name: Ipsmiller, Wolfgang
  last_name: Ipsmiller
- first_name: Andreas
  full_name: Bartl, Andreas
  last_name: Bartl
citation:
  ama: Depope N, Depope A, Archodoulaki VM, Ipsmiller W, Bartl A. Deep eutectic solvent
    as a solution for polyester/cotton textile recycling. <i>Waste Management</i>.
    2025;208. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115177">10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115177</a>
  apa: Depope, N., Depope, A., Archodoulaki, V. M., Ipsmiller, W., &#38; Bartl, A.
    (2025). Deep eutectic solvent as a solution for polyester/cotton textile recycling.
    <i>Waste Management</i>. Elsevier. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115177">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115177</a>
  chicago: Depope, Nika, Al Depope, Vasiliki Maria Archodoulaki, Wolfgang Ipsmiller,
    and Andreas Bartl. “Deep Eutectic Solvent as a Solution for Polyester/Cotton Textile
    Recycling.” <i>Waste Management</i>. Elsevier, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115177">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115177</a>.
  ieee: N. Depope, A. Depope, V. M. Archodoulaki, W. Ipsmiller, and A. Bartl, “Deep
    eutectic solvent as a solution for polyester/cotton textile recycling,” <i>Waste
    Management</i>, vol. 208. Elsevier, 2025.
  ista: Depope N, Depope A, Archodoulaki VM, Ipsmiller W, Bartl A. 2025. Deep eutectic
    solvent as a solution for polyester/cotton textile recycling. Waste Management.
    208, 115177.
  mla: Depope, Nika, et al. “Deep Eutectic Solvent as a Solution for Polyester/Cotton
    Textile Recycling.” <i>Waste Management</i>, vol. 208, 115177, Elsevier, 2025,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115177">10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115177</a>.
  short: N. Depope, A. Depope, V.M. Archodoulaki, W. Ipsmiller, A. Bartl, Waste Management
    208 (2025).
date_created: 2025-10-19T22:01:31Z
date_published: 2025-11-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-12-01T12:58:17Z
day: '01'
ddc:
- '572'
department:
- _id: MaRo
doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115177
external_id:
  isi:
  - '001594629200003'
  pmid:
  - '41066876'
file:
- access_level: open_access
  checksum: c232aae0ef7ed653813a835013f25bae
  content_type: application/pdf
  creator: dernst
  date_created: 2025-10-20T10:57:36Z
  date_updated: 2025-10-20T10:57:36Z
  file_id: '20501'
  file_name: 2025_WasteMgmt_Depope.pdf
  file_size: 4511527
  relation: main_file
  success: 1
file_date_updated: 2025-10-20T10:57:36Z
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: '       208'
isi: 1
language:
- iso: eng
month: '11'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
pmid: 1
publication: Waste Management
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1879-2456
  issn:
  - 0956-053X
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Deep eutectic solvent as a solution for polyester/cotton textile recycling
tmp:
  image: /images/cc_by.png
  legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
  name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)
  short: CC BY (4.0)
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 208
year: '2025'
...