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ArticlePolymers2026

Mild Acid-Assisted Separation and Closed-Loop Monomer-Level Regeneration of Polyamide 6 from Waste Wool/PA6 Carpet Blends.

Guohu Wang, Shimu Yu, Fengzhuang Liu, Guodong Liu, Chengsheng Zhang, Hongxin Zhang

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Article in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Guohu WangSchool of Chemical Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China.
Shimu YuSchool of Chemical Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China.
Fengzhuang LiuSchool of Chemical Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China.
Guodong LiuSchool of Chemical Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China.
Chengsheng ZhangShengyuan Carpet Group Co., Ltd., Xining 810016, China.
Hongxin ZhangSchool of Chemical Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China.ORCID 0009-0005-1466-2237

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 52263001Qinghai University SRT202629
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Abstract

Efficient component separation is a prerequisite for high-value recycling of blended textile waste. Herein, a two-stage metal-free recycling process for wool/polyamide 6 (PA6) carpet waste is developed, combining mild acid-assisted selective separation with monomer-level PA6 regeneration. Acetic acid pretreatment at 80 °C removes surface dyes, followed by formic acid treatment for selective PA6 dissolution. Both acids are efficiently recyclable via low-temperature rotary evaporation, with an average PA6 recovery yield over 75% across five consecutive cycles. Recovered wool preserves its original scale structure and tensile strength comparable to virgin fibers, and reclaimed PA6 maintains its macromolecular and crystalline structure, verifying the mildness of the separation protocol. The recovered PA6 is further depolymerized via a microwave-assisted acetic anhydride/organobase system, where the phosphazene base

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caprolactam regenerationclosed-loop recyclingmicrowave-assisted depolymerizationmild acid-assisted separationwool/PA6 carpet blends

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PMID42589730
PMCPMC13468513

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