Development of needle-punched nonwovens made from waste milkweed and PET fibers

dc.contributor.author Tekbaş, Rana Nur
dc.contributor.author Karkın, Sevgi
dc.contributor.author Cengiz, Fehmi
dc.contributor.author Mula, Murat
dc.contributor.author Gürarslan, Alper
dc.contributor.authorID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5430-3316
dc.contributor.department Tekstil Mühendisliği
dc.date.accessioned 2025-05-16T07:51:44Z
dc.date.available 2025-05-16T07:51:44Z
dc.date.issued 2024
dc.description.abstract Despite the widespread usage and affordability of petroleum-based products, there has been tremendous effort in prioritizing and utilizing biodegradable and environmentally friendly materials. Untraditional natural fibers play a critical role in sustainability studies; however, fibers such as kapok and milkweed are quite expensive compared to other plant-based natural fibers such as cotton and flax. Therefore, it is critical to utilize these untraditional fibers in the most efficient manner that is possible. In this study, short milkweed fiber leftovers collected from the milkweed yarn spinning process were utilized as a filler material inside the needle-punched nonwoven fabrics. For this purpose, short milkweed fibers were blended with hollow polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers to develop nonwovens. Three different sets of weight/g fabrics were prepared for both only PET containing and short milkweed/PET blended fibers. Thickness, weight, tensile and bursting strength, thermal comfort, air permeability, and water contact angle measurements were conducted for the samples. Consequently, the thermal resistance of short milkweed/PET blended fabrics with similar weight increased by up to 34% compared to only PET-containing fabrics. Results indicate that valuable short milkweed fibers are suitable for developing nonwoven fabrics with comparable physical properties and superior thermal insulation properties.
dc.description.sponsorship This study is supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK) under the 1001 project Grants No. 121M308. In addition, additional support is provided by the European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions program, the SMARTWASTE, under Grant agreement ID: 101086258.
dc.identifier.citation Tekbaş, R.N., Karkın, S., Cengiz, F., Mula, M. and Gürarslan, A. (2024). Development of needle-punched nonwovens made from waste milkweed and PET fibers. Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics. 19. doi:10.1177/15589250241256748
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250241256748
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11527/27058
dc.identifier.volume 19
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Sage Publications
dc.relation.ispartof Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
dc.rights.license CC BY 4.0
dc.sdg.type none
dc.subject PET
dc.subject milkweed
dc.subject needle punching
dc.subject sustainable nonwovens
dc.subject asclepia syriaca
dc.title Development of needle-punched nonwovens made from waste milkweed and PET fibers
dc.type Article
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