Technical investgation for the use of textile waste fiber types in new generation composite plasters

Garment and textile production industry is one of the main sectors of our country.
This sector is a major driving force in our developing economy. According to 2014
data, Turkey is the third country on textile export among the European countries.
Besides, Turkey is the world's sixth largest garment exporter. With such a huge
production power, in Turkey’s textile sector, waste and/or residual textile materials
are composed depends on the large scale production, as in most of the other
production sectors. Such waste materials in textile industry are the left materials from
production stages and/or textile materials that thrown away after use. These waste
and/or residual materials could be seen as a recycling material in the internal
components of the textile sector. However, also it can be seen that the accumulation
of waste textile fiber amount left over from recycling process cannot be
underestimated. These textile wastes accumulation also brings up a potential material
that may also be regarded as an industrial material. However, today, sufficient level
of research on waste materials that shows accumulation characteristics cannot be
seen to create added value in the industry.
A comprehensive experimental investigation was carried out to develop especially
fiber reinforced composite plaster products for construction sector by using
appropriately sized and configured textile waste or residues. In this context, this
experimental research includes the assessment of the use of four different types of
textile wastes in the building plaster material.
Especially in construction sector, the potential of evaluation of using textile fibers as
fiber additive in production of lightweight construction material and production of
mortar is being developed in recent years. Technical advantages of fiber additives on
building materials are detailed examination subject. But also, it is not found any
sufficient level of technical findings on the mechanical and the physical advantages
of textile waste fibers. In this context, technical relationship between different types
of fibers and mortar combination has been a special examination area by
experimental analysis.
In addition, textile wastes are accumulating every day in the factories of textile firms
that constitute the mainstay for the Turkish economy. Companies usually under extra
financial obligations in order to use, recycle or dispose those textile wastes. This
thesis will have a unique value in the context of shed light on companies this
seeking, besides contributing the national economy.