Carbon footprint of monomer recycling for mixed synthetic textiles – a grave-to-gate analysis

Key Points

• This research aims to evaluate the carbon footprint of monomer recycling for mixed synthetic textiles.
• Conducted a grave-to-gate analysis of monomer recycling processes.
• Assessed scale-up procedures for climate footprint reduction.
• Compared climate impacts to waste combustion with energy recovery.
• Scaled-up monomer recycling reduced climate footprint significantly.
• Climate impacts from monomer recycling are worse than waste combustion with energy recovery.
• Solvent production and recovery are the major contributors to climate impacts.