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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2018
Applicant:
The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited, Kowloon, CN;
Inventors:
Yunzi Hu, Kowloon, CN;
Carol Sze Ki Lin, Kowloon, CN;
Shao-Yuan Leu, Kowloon, CN;
Houde Jing, Kowloon, CN;
Chi Shun Yeung, Kowloon, CN;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 11/10 (2006.01); C08J 11/08 (2006.01); C12P 19/02 (2006.01); C12P 19/14 (2006.01); C08G 63/183 (2006.01); D06M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 11/105 (2013.01); C08G 63/183 (2013.01); C08J 11/08 (2013.01); C12P 19/02 (2013.01); C12P 19/14 (2013.01); D06M 16/003 (2013.01); C08J 2301/02 (2013.01); C08J 2367/03 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for processing cotton containing textile waste that include alkaline pretreatment at freezing temperatures and a regeneration process. The method enhances cellulose digestion of the cotton to glucose and produces a solution containing glucose. In some aspects of the disclosed methods, the conversion yield of cotton to glucose can be as high as 80% or even 90%.