of oxygen required to sustain combustion. * a low heat of combustion. * a low rate of heat release. * doesn't melt or stick upon burning. * self extinguishing. * formation of an insulating char when it burns. * evolution of less smoke and toxic gases than formed during combustion of most synthetic fibres...
meet future resource demands. if today's textile collection rate tripled by , it could be worth more than eur billion for the world economy. this figure merely represents the value of those products that would not end up in landfills. if the industry were to find a way to collect and recycle all fibres...
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