Abstract
This article presents experimental data for physical characteristics, fiber compositions, and tensile properties of non-flushable wipes, flushable wipes, and toilet papers. Samples included 42 flushable wipes, 16 non-flushable wipes, and 11 toilet papers that were collected from around the world by considering product diversity in their retail regions (e.g., north america, and europe), manufacturers (e.g., global, and regional), and function (e.g., baby, toddler, patient, adult, and feminine wipes). The data were generated in accordance with relevant standard methods of International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The data are provided here in full (not hosted by any public repository) in association with the research article: “Physical characteristics, fiber compositions, and tensile properties of nonwoven wipes and toilet papers in relevance to what is flushable” [1]. Readers are referred to the research article for discussions and interpretations of the data presented in this document.
Highlights
Experimental data for physical characteristics, fiber compositions, and tensile properties of nonwoven wipes and toilet papers
The data were generated in accordance with relevant standard methods of International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Readers are referred to the research article for discussions and interpretations of the data presented in this document
Summary
Leica VMHT MOT microscope (Leica Microsystems GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany) was operated at 100X magnification to quantify sheet thicknesses of samples. Olympus BX52 microscope (Olympus Corp., Tokyo, Japan) that was equipped with a digital camera was operated at 100X magnification to capture microscopic images of fiber types. Schimadzu autograph AG-IC series (Schimadzu Corp., Tokyo, Japan) was used to quantify tensile properties of samples. Physical characteristics of samples include width, length, surface area, sheet thickness, sheet volume, sheet mass, basis weight, specific volume, and moisture content. Fiber compositions, and tensile properties of nonwoven wipes and toiler papers in relevance to what is flushable. The data elucidate whether or not flushable wipes are similar to non-flushable wipes, or to toilet papers, based on their physical characteristics, fiber compositions, and tensile properties. The data can be used to design new studies to assess how sanitary consumer products (flushable, or non-flushable) will move and disintegrate in wastewater collection and treatment systems. The data can serve as a technical basis for development of standards and regulations to specify sanitary products that will be disposed of via wastewater collection systems
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