The circularity of potential bio-textile production routes: Comparing life cycle impacts of bio-based materials used within the manufacturing of selected leather substitutes

Effect of Processing Time of Steam-Explosion for the Extraction of Cellulose Fibers from Phoenix canariensis Palm Leaves as Potential Renewable Feedstock for Materials

“…In this sense, lignocellulosic biomass wastes, such as those generated in pruning or agricultural activities, could be transformed in biorefineries to obtain biocompounds and biofuels of highly interesting industrial applications [ 1 ]. Cellulose fibers and nanofibers could be valuable alternative feedstocks to obtain sustainable textiles or biopolymer-reinforced composites, which could contribute significantly to the production of sustainable and low environmental footprint biobased compounds [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]. Thus, these wastes constitute a renewable raw material available in large quantities and at low cost, lacking other economically viable applications and whose disposal is necessary from an environmental point of view.…”

Cellulose dissolution and gelation in NaOH(aq) under controlled CO2 atmosphere: supramolecular structure and flow properties

“…Green Chemistry 6 | Green Chemistry, 2022, 00, [1][2][3] This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 20xx solutions with a wide range of rheological properties, suitable for the preparation of different regenerated cellulose materials. The present study advances the understanding of cellulose dissolution in alkali media.…”

“…The forest products industries are exploring new dissolution and regeneration technologies to achieve high-performance materials with minimal environmental impacts. 1,2 Industrially, four leading technologies have been used to dissolve cellulose. They include the Viscose and Lyocell methods, which are chemically intensive and present some environmental drawbacks.…”

Microbial nanocellulose biotextiles for a circular materials economy

“…This challenge has motivated a search for more sustainable, bio-based textiles, especially leather alternatives, 11 including mycelium and pineapple leather, and gene editing of yeast to produce collagen. Microbial nanocellulose (MC) is a highly crystalline biopolymer produced extracellularly by bacteria, one of the most promising in terms of cellulose yield being Acetobacter xylinus .…”