Textile Recycling and Sustainability
A special issue of Textiles (ISSN 2673-7248).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanomaterials; textile structural composites; green composites; nanocomposites; biomechanical engineering of fibrous structures; thermo-mechanical characterization of materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Textile fibers and fabrics are the most widely used materials in everyday human life. The global consumption and waste of textiles are rapidly growing, resulting in an alarming concern about their disposal, reuse or recycling. While several materials are biodegradable, others are sources of micro and nanoscale particles which could be potentially dangerous, as they can cause health issues. On the other hand, there is emerging interest in the use of textile waste and its derived products for air and water purification. Therefore, it is necessary to perform the life cycle analysis and find approaches to recycle textile waste in an environmentally friendly way. The aim of this Special Issue is to collect research and review articles or short communications in the field of recycling textile waste materials into value added products. The papers can cover but are not limited to the following topics:
- Textile recycling
- Fiber reinforced composites
- Valorization of textiles
- Green composites from biomass
- Natural and synthetic fibrous waste
- Sustainability in textile processes
- Biodegradability
- Enzymatic treatments
- Micro and nanoparticles
- Nanofibers and nano membranes
- Water filtration
- Air purification
Prof. Dr. Rajesh Mishra
Guest Editor
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Textiles is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- textile recycling
- fiber reinforced composites
- valorization of textiles
- green composites from biomass
- natural and synthetic fibrous waste
- sustainability in textile processes
- biodegradability
- enzymatic treatments
- micro and nanoparticles
- nanofibers and nano membranes
- water filtration
- air purification
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