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Due to the increasing amounts of textile waste, textile to textile recycling is of prime concern. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) represents the most extensively used type of chemical fiber. Its spinnability suffers from impurities and degradation in the processing, which limits its recycling to new fibers. Here, recycled polyester is blended with a small amount of recycled nylon, and the regenerated fibers, which demonstrated good mechanical properties, were obtained via a melt spinning machine. The mechanical properties, thermal properties, rheological properties, and chemical structure of the modified recycled fibers were investigated. It was found that when compared with rPET-T fibers, the elongation at break of rPET-Ax fibers increased to 17.48%, and the strength at break decreased to 3.79 cN/dtex. The compatibility of PET and PA6 copolymer were enhanced by copolymers produced by in-situ reaction in the processing. Meanwhile, the existence of PA6 increases the crystallization temperature and improves the hydrophilicity of the fibers. This study realized the high-value recycling of waste PET fabric to new fibers, which opens a door for the large utilization of waste textiles.
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The preparation of degradable polymeric nanomaterials with a high solid content and multiple morphologies is highly desirable but still challenging. Here, the RAFT dispersion polymerization of styrene and 5,6-benzo-2-methylene-1,3-dioxepane was demonstrated to achieve various morphologies, including spheres, vesicles, worms, and large compound vesicles, with a high solid content through polymerization-induced self-assembly, which opens up a new avenue for the preparation of degradable polymeric nanomaterials.
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Three samples (a), (b) and (c) of luminescent Eu-containing copolymer (NaEu(III)-TTA-PSAA) were synthesized through the reaction of copolymer of acrylic acid and styrene (Mw = 3000) with metalorganic complex (NaEu(TTA)4) obtained from Eu and thienyltrifluroacetone. These samples of coordination polymers were characterized by FTIR, UV and XPS, and their composition and structures were determined. The results of electrical conductivity methods and elemental analysis indicated that there were different compositions and structures of these coordination polymers in different pH. The results of elemental analysis also showed that the content of Eu3+ in sample (a), (b) and (c) was 11.89%, 12.55% and 13.41%, respectively.