Abacwaningi eNyuvesi yaseCranfield basebenzisana nozakwethu eNyuvesi yase-York ukuthuthukisa indlela eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka yokwenza izindwangu zezingubo kusetshenziswa i-biomass etholakala emfucumfucwini yezitshalo.
Inqubo entsha isebenzisa izincibilikisi ezinethonya eliphansi kwemvelo ukuncibilikisa i-cellulose ekhiqizwe amagciwane esitshalweni nasemfucumfucwini wasendlini, njengezinsalela zokudla neroli yasekhishini. Lokhu kudala isixazululo esifana noju lwe-viscous esingaphothwa sibe imicu ukwenza i-eco-textile yemfashini esimeme.
Umkhakha wezingubo ubiza u-£32 billion emnothweni wase-UK minyaka yonke futhi minyaka yonke cishe amathani ayisigidi ezingubo alahlwa kude. Umthelela wezemvelo womkhakha ungancishiswa ngokusebenzisa izinto ezivuselelekayo nezibolayo njenge-cellulose.
UDkt Sameer Rahatekar, Umfundisi Wocwaningo Kwezokukhiqiza, Isikhungo Sezinhlanganisela Ezithuthukisiwe Nezakhiwo eNyuvesi yase-Cranfield, uthe: “Imboni yezimpahla zokugqoka emhlabeni ibhekene namaphesenti ayishumi azo zonke izisi ezingcolisa umoya - ngaphezu kwezindiza nemikhumbi - kanye namaphesenti angama-10 awo wonke amanzi angcolile. Umsebenzi wethu nozakwethu eNyuvesi yase-York unikeza isixazululo somthelela ophansi kwezemvelo esingaguqula indlela esenza ngayo izindwangu futhi sinciphise nenani lemfucuza engena endaweni yokulahla imfucumfucu.”
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UDkt Alexandra Lanot, waseNyuvesi yase-York, uthe: “Le nqubo ingumphumela womsebenzi esiwenzile kule minyaka eyishumi edlule. Nginethemba lokuthi maduze nje sizokwazi ukugqoka izingubo ezithathwe emfucumfucwini.”
USolwazi uSimon McQueen Mason, eNyuvesi yase-York, uthe: “I-cellulose namagciwane akhiqizwe kulo mfucumfucu ayingxenye yekhwalithi engasetshenziswanga engasetshenziswa ukwenza izindwangu ezintsha ezinomlando omncane wemvelo.”
I-Cellulose iyisakhiwo esitholakala ezitshalweni nasezinkunini kodwa akulula ukuyikhipha ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amakhemikhali anobuthi njenge-sulfuric acid ne-carbon disulphide, okwamanje asetshenziswa ekukhiqizeni izindwangu ze-viscose/rayon cellulose.
Inqubo yokukhiqiza eyakhiwe e-Cranfield isebenzisa izinyibilikisi ezinolaka kancane ezizoba nomthelela ophansi kakhulu kwezemvelo uma kuqhathaniswa nezindwangu ze-viscose/rayon cellulose.
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