In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found they could separate blended cotton and polyester fabric using enzymes – nature’s tools for speeding chemical reactions.

Recycling: Researchers separate cotton from polyester in blended fabric. ScienceDaily . Retrieved July 23, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 03 / 230320143826.htm ...

Cotton is the most used natural fiber in the world, with 26,172,678 tons of cotton produced annually. It’s the second most used fabric for apparel and footwear, behind polyester.

Recimap project to recycle poly-cotton blended fabric. The Recimap project, spearheaded by the Bespoke Factory Group and funded by Valencian Agency for Innovation has been launched in Spain to recover ...

Cotton grew very few smelly germs, akin to earlier findings, while the microbes continued to swarm over polyester. Synthetic nylon was a great refuge for Propionibacterium acnes , a species of ...

When coated with millions of 40nm-wide silicone nanofilaments, the hydrophobic polyester is protected by a layer of air that prevents water from making contact with the fibers beneath.

But the fabric is the first to be made with recycled carbon emissions. The athletic brand partnered with LanzaTech, a biotech startup that turns pollution into ethanol for use in fuel or chemicals ...