Preparation and Characterization of Recycled PP/Organo-Clay Filter for Dyeing Ability

Abstract

Organo-modified clay was used to prepare waste polypropylene/clay composite by melt mixing method. Composites were then melt spun into linear filaments. Attention is given to how the organoclay influence the morphology and the dyeability of resultant waste PP filaments. Scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the surface morphology and cross section of the filaments. Dyeing studies underlined the improvement of dye affinity of elaborated filaments to acid, basic, and disperse dyes. Moreover, we observed that waste PP and its composite monofilaments have the highest dyeability when using disperse dye. The prepared filaments were then used to fulfill a filter for the treatment of textile dye waste water. Thus, 3D geometrical design of the filter structure was realized by the SolidWorks mechanical design software.