{"volume":208,"intvolume":"       208","_id":"20491","OA_type":"hybrid","publication_status":"published","status":"public","publication":"Waste Management","date_created":"2025-10-19T22:01:31Z","author":[{"full_name":"Depope, Nika","first_name":"Nika","last_name":"Depope"},{"full_name":"Depope, Al","first_name":"Al","id":"0b77531d-dbcd-11ea-9d1d-a8eee0bf3830","last_name":"Depope"},{"first_name":"Vasiliki Maria","full_name":"Archodoulaki, Vasiliki Maria","last_name":"Archodoulaki"},{"full_name":"Ipsmiller, Wolfgang","first_name":"Wolfgang","last_name":"Ipsmiller"},{"last_name":"Bartl","first_name":"Andreas","full_name":"Bartl, Andreas"}],"article_number":"115177","abstract":[{"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.","lang":"eng"}],"year":"2025","OA_place":"publisher","PlanS_conform":"1","has_accepted_license":"1","pmid":1,"publisher":"Elsevier","month":"11","day":"01","type":"journal_article","department":[{"_id":"MaRo"}],"doi":"10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115177","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1879-2456"],"issn":["0956-053X"]},"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","title":"Deep eutectic solvent as a solution for polyester/cotton textile recycling","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_type":"original","ddc":["572"],"oa":1,"file":[{"relation":"main_file","content_type":"application/pdf","creator":"dernst","access_level":"open_access","checksum":"c232aae0ef7ed653813a835013f25bae","success":1,"file_name":"2025_WasteMgmt_Depope.pdf","date_created":"2025-10-20T10:57:36Z","file_size":4511527,"date_updated":"2025-10-20T10:57:36Z","file_id":"20501"}],"date_published":"2025-11-01T00:00:00Z","date_updated":"2025-10-20T11:00:19Z","scopus_import":"1","citation":{"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.","short":"N. Depope, A. Depope, V.M. Archodoulaki, W. Ipsmiller, A. Bartl, Waste Management 208 (2025).","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>.","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>","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."},"external_id":{"pmid":["41066876"]},"file_date_updated":"2025-10-20T10:57:36Z","oa_version":"Published Version","quality_controlled":"1","tmp":{"image":"/images/cc_by.png","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","short":"CC BY (4.0)","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)"},"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_processing_charge":"Yes (via OA deal)"}