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Strategies for Removing Chemical Finishes from Post-Consumer Outdoor Fabrics

*calculated on the basis of calibration lines *calculated on the basis of calibration lines

- BCA (combination of acid/alkaline hydrolysis and chem-
ical/mechanical washing)
- UV + BCA (combination of dry and wet processes) were
performed on two kinds of post-consumer acrylic fab-
rics:

were performed on two kinds of post-consumer acrylic fab-
rics:

This process led to excellent performance, in terms of
wettability, of both fabrics, thus providing almost "cleaned"
acrylic fabrics to be re-used for environmentally friendly
finishing.
Perfluorocarbon extraction (UNI CEN/TS 15968:2010)

PFCs extraction data (< 1 ppm) confirmed the efficacy of
the combination of dry and wet processes in the finishing
removal from acrylic substrates.
Finishing Removal from Post-Consumer Fabrics
The selected combination of treatments:

- B (acid hydrolysis)

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