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A Simple and Scalable Fabrication Method for Organic Electronic Devices on Textiles

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Closed-Loop Recycling of Wearable Electronic Textiles.

Marzia Dulal^1,2, Shaila Afroj^1,3, Md Rashedul Islam^1,4

¹Centre for Print Research, The University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK.

Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)

|October 3, 2024

Summary

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This study introduces closed-loop recycling for electronic textiles (e-textiles) by converting them into graphene powders. These recycled materials create new e-textiles for healthcare, promoting sustainability and reducing waste.

Keywords:

closed‐loop recycling e‐textiles graphene sustainability wearable

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Sustainable Engineering
Textile Technology

Background:

Wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) offer advanced healthcare solutions but generate significant electronic waste (e-waste) due to complex material compositions.
Current e-textile manufacturing and disposal methods pose environmental challenges, hindering textile recycling and contributing to landfill burden.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a sustainable closed-loop recycling process for wearable e-textiles.
To demonstrate the repurposing of recycled e-textile materials into new functional applications.
To mitigate the environmental impact of e-textile waste through circular economy principles.

Main Methods:

Thermal pyrolysis of graphene-based e-textiles to produce graphene-like powders.
Scalable pad-dry coating technique for fabricating recycled graphene-based e-textiles.
Fabrication and testing of recycled e-textiles as wearable electrodes for ECG and temperature sensing.
Integration of recycled materials into supercapacitors for energy storage applications.

Main Results:

Successful conversion of e-textiles into electrically conductive graphene powders via thermal pyrolysis.
Reproduced graphene-based e-textiles with demonstrated functionality as wearable sensors.
Recycled textile supercapacitors exhibited excellent durability, retaining approximately 94% capacitance after 1000 cycles.
Achieved an areal capacitance of 4.92 mF cm⁻² in recycled supercapacitors.

Conclusions:

The developed closed-loop recycling method offers a sustainable pathway for managing e-textile waste.
Repurposed graphene-based e-textiles show significant potential in healthcare and energy storage applications.
This approach promotes a circular economy in the textile industry, reducing environmental impact and landfill disposal.