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<p>In the current research, waste from woollen yarn production was analysed. Woollen yarn waste as raw material was used for the production of soft thermal insulation mats. Two types of mats were produced in a textile plant: thermally untreated and thermally treated. Properties such as the fibre composition, structure, and thermal conductivity of the thermally untreated and thermally treated mats were studied. During the composition analysis of the woollen yarn waste, the quantity of long, medium length, and short fibres was determined. The content of fats, salts, and other organic and synthetic impurities was investigated. The micro and macrostructures and contact zones between the fibres and the binding material were analysed. The dependences of the thermal conductivity on the density of the thermally untreated and thermally treated composites were obtained.</p>
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In the current research, waste from woollen yarn production was analysed. Woollen yarn waste as raw material was used for the production of soft thermal insulation mats. Two types of mats were produced in a textile plant: thermally untreated and thermally treated. Properties such as the fibre composition, structure, and thermal conductivity of the thermally untreated and thermally treated mats were studied. During the composition analysis of the woollen yarn waste, the quantity of long, medium length, and short fibres was determined. The content of fats, salts, and other organic and synthetic impurities was investigated. The micro and macrostructures and contact zones between the fibres and the binding material were analysed. The dependences of the thermal conductivity on the density of the thermally untreated and thermally treated composites were obtained.

Textile Waste from Woollen Yarn Production as Raw Materials for Thermal Insulation Products

Building Materials Institute, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe

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In the current research, waste from woollen yarn production was analysed. Woollen yarn waste as raw material was used for the production of soft thermal...

Textile Waste from Woollen Yarn Production as Raw Materials for Thermal Insulation Products

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Dec 22, 2022

Page range: 8 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2022-0039

Keywords
textile waste, sheep wool, polylactide fibres, thermal insulation, thermal conductivity

© 2022 Sigitas Vėjelis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Textile Waste from Woollen Yarn Production as Raw Materials for Thermal Insulation Products

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Dec 22, 2022

Page range: 8 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2022-0039

Keywordstextile waste, sheep wool, polylactide fibres, thermal insulation, thermal conductivity

© 2022 Sigitas Vėjelis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
textile waste, sheep wool, polylactide fibres, thermal insulation, thermal conductivity