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Textile production by additive manufacturing and textile waste recycling: a review

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The rapid growth of textile industry and fast-fashion has led to the production of about 92 million ton of textile waste per year. Nearly 85% of textile waste is disposed of by landfill and incineration, causing serious environmental pollution and huge resource waste, calling for alternative textile production. Here we review the green production of textiles with focus on additive manufacturing, 3- and 4-dimension printing, recycling textile waste, and synthetic and natural fibers. Additive manufacturing technologies, particularly 4-dimension printing, is flexible, green, and allows on-demand manufacturing, which is one solution to the textile waste problem. 4-Dimension printing contributes to the development of intelligent materials, and can create structures that deform in response to external stimuli. Textile waste contains high-quality, low-cost materials that can be re-used and recycled. Applications include smart textiles, flexible electronics, soft robotics, human–computer interaction, and wearable devices.

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Abbreviations

ABS:

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

Ag-NWs:

Silver nanowires

AM:

Additive manufacturing

[AMIM]Cl:

1-Allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride

[Bmim]OAc:

1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate

[BMIM][Cl]:

1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride

CAD:

Computer-aided design

CNCs:

Cellulose nanocrystals

CNTs:

Carbon nanotubes

DBA:

Dibutyl adipate

[DBNH]OAc:

1,5-Diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-enium acetate

DMAc/LiCl:

N,N-Dimethylacetamide/Lithium Chloride

DEs:

Dielectric elastomers

DEGDMA:

Di(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate

DIW:

Direct ink writing

DLP:

Digital light printing

DMSO:

Dimethyl sulfoxide

DND:

Detonation nanodiamonds

EBL:

Electron beam lithography

EGaIn:

Eutectic gallium-indium

EMI:

Electromagnetic interference

EVM-GMA:

Ethylene vinyl acetate-glycidyl methacrylate

FDM:

Fused deposition molding

FEA:

Finite element analysis

GBL:

?-Butyrolactone

GNP:

Graphene nanoplates

GO:

Graphene oxide

hBN:

Hexagonal boron nitride

HEA:

Hydroxyethyl acrylate

HEMA:

Hydroxyethyl methacrylate

HPDE:

High-density polyethylene

IEM:

Ethyl isocyanate methacrylate

LCE:

Liquid crystal elastomers

ML:

Machine learning

[MMIM][DMP]:

1-Methyl-3-methylimidazolium dimethyl phosphate

MCC:

Microcrystalline cellulose

NaOH:

Sodium hydroxide.

NASA:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NIPAM:

N-Isopropyl acrylamide

NIPAM:

N-Isopropylacrylamide

NMMO:

N-Methylmorpholine-N-oxide

PA:

Polyamide

PAA:

Polyacrylamide

PAN:

Polyacrylonitrile

PAN-VA:

Poly(acrylonitrile-co-vinylacetate)

PCL:

Polycaprolactone

PCLA:

Poly(e-caprolactone-co-lactide)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(e-caprolactone-co-lactide

PEG4A:

4-Arm polyethylene glycol acrylate

PCLDA:

Polycaprolactone diacrylate

PEEK:

Polyether ether ketone

PET:

Polyethylene terephthalate

PET-G:

Polyethylene terephthalate glycol

PHBV:

Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxy valerate)

PLA:

Polylactic acid

PNIPA:

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)

PNIPAm:

Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)

POE-g-MAH:

Maleic anhydride grafted polyoctene

PP:

Polypropylene

PSPMA:

Potassium 3-sulfopropylmethacrylate

PVC:

Polyvinyl chloride

PµSL:

Projection microstereolithography

PVA:

Poly (vinyl alcohol)

SDS:

Sodium dodecyl sulfate

SEBS:

Styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene

SLA:

Stereo lithography appearance

SLS:

Selective laser melting

SMPs:

Shape memory polymers

SMPU:

Shape memory polyurethane

TBAH:

Tetra butyl ammonium hydroxide

TEMPO :

(2,2,6,6-Tetrame-thylpiperidin-1-yl) oxidanyl

TPU:

Thermoplastic polyurethane

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [52103066, 51903199] and; Young Talent Fund of Association for Science and Technology in Shaanxi, China (20230430). Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi [2021JQ-678, 2021JQ-667]; and Science and Technology Guiding Project of China National Textile and Apparel Council [2020042]. Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi [2022KJXX-40]. Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi [2023-YBGY-490].

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  1. School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

    Weiqiang Fan, Yongzhen Wang, Rulin Liu, Jing Zou, Xiang Yu, Yaming Liu, Chao Zhi & Jiaguang Meng

  2. Key Laboratory of Functional Textile Material and Product, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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Weiqiang Fan: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing—Original draft preparation, Writing—Review & Editing, Investigation. Yongzhen Wang: Data curation, Writing—Review & Editing, Supervision, Project administration. Rulin Liu: Visualization, Investigation. Jing Zou: Methodology, Investigation. Xiang Yu: Investigation. Yaming Liu: Supervision. Chao Zhi: Supervision. Jiaguang Meng: Supervision.

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Fan, W., Wang, Y., Liu, R. et al. Textile production by additive manufacturing and textile waste recycling: a review. Environ Chem Lett (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-024-01726-2

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