A UV-Protective Textile Coating Based on Recycled Poly(vinyl butyral) (PVB): A New Life for a Waste Polymer
Noemi Cei, Ilaria Canesi, Stefano Nejrotti, Giorgia Montalbano, Hamideh Darjazi, Alessandro Piovano, Matteo Bonomo, Alberto Fina, Beatriz Yecora, Angelica Perez, Claudia Barolo, Claudio Gerbaldi, Daniele Spinelli · 2024
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Noemi Cei and co-authors (2024) turn a waste plastic from car windshields into a sun-shielding fabric coating. Polyvinyl butyral sits between glass layers in safety glass, and most of it ends in landfill. The team recovered the polymer and sprayed it onto fabrics, sometimes with an added organic ultraviolet absorber. The coating added about a fifth to the fabric's weight. Tests checked the coating's chemistry, structure, wash fastness, strength, and comfort.
The coating survived washing with almost no loss. Sun protection quadrupled, and the share of UVA light passing through fell from two percent to well under one percent. The spray process fits industrial lines, which matters for real production. The authors present the work as a circular-economy route: a stubborn waste stream becomes a functional textile finish. They note the coated fabrics kept acceptable feel and strength for clothing use.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Noemi Cei, Ilaria Canesi, Stefano Nejrotti, Giorgia Montalbano, Hamideh Darjazi, Alessandro Piovano, Matteo Bonomo, Alberto Fina, Beatriz Yecora, Angelica Perez, Claudia Barolo, Claudio Gerbaldi, Daniele Spinelli |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |