A Mechanical Textile Fibres Separation System

A Mechanical Textile Fibres Separation System Lr

This system aims to recycle blended textile fibres in a mechanical approach, recovering high-valued fibres such as wool fibres by separating them from synthetic fibres. The invention features a new machinery design that allows effective charging and disentanglement of mixed fibres. By employing the triboelectric effects, the system separates fibres for further reuse. 

Application

Separating fibres made of different materials in a piece of fabric using a chemical-free and waterless approach.
Industry Benefit
  • Using a chemical-free and waterless approach to separate mixed fibres for reuse and recycling, it saves operation cost in chemical materials and post-treatment.
  • High fibre separation purity of 90%
Technological Breakthrough

The novel machinery design allows an aggressive charging of fibres and pressure rod to stretch fibres to avoid fibre entanglement. Using triboelectric effects, the charged fibres are separated by external electric field for collection.