The Future of Fashion: Waste is the new cotton (IMAGE)

Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts

The Future of Fashion: Waste is the new cotton

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Dissolving pulp α-cellulose and ash contents achieved by various alternative feedstock and pulping combinations (globally). High α-cellulose values combined with low ash contents yield pulp most suitable for textile conversion. Note, this graphic does not consider availability. Credit: Ryen Frazier

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Ryen M. Frazier, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA

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