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Recycling Nanofibers from Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste Using Electrospinning Technique

Research Authors
Suhad Yasin, Zinab H Bakr, Gomaa AM Ali, Ibtisam Saeed
Research Abstract

Electrospun nanofibers are a class of nanomaterials appropriate for various applications, such as smart films, filter membranes, catalytic supports, energy generation modules, conversion and storage, photonic and electronic sensors, biomedical scaffolding, and other devices. Electrospinning is a flexible and versatile technique for processing nanofiber materials; it consists of an electrohydrodynamic process in which liquids are electrified to create a beam and then stretched into fibers. The basic set up for electrospinning is relatively simple and, therefore, accessible to almost every laboratory. The main components are a high voltage DC power supply, a syringe device, a spinner, and a conductive collector. Due to the increasing consumption of polyethylene terephthalate-based products and their waste disposal issue, increasing environmental concern has led us to transform this waste into valuable products. This chapter focuses on the research studies of electrospun waste polyethylene terephthalate to produce nanofiber, applied in a different application.

Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Waste Recycling Technologies for Nanomaterials Manufacturing
Research Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Research Rank
1
Research Year
2021
Research Pages
805-821