Table 3.
Specifications of virgin cotton, and pre- and post-consumer recycled cotton in finisher slivers.
| Test parameter | Virgin Sliver | Pre-consumer recycled sliver |
Post-consumer recycled sliver |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 20% | 25% | 30% | 10% | 20% | 25% | 30% | ||
| Total Neps Cnt [Cnt/g] | 89 | 113 | 145 | 155 | 175 | 122 | 160 | 168 | 192 |
| Total Neps mean size [μm] | 612 | 645 | 658 | 670 | 689 | 688 | 697 | 712 | 728 |
| UQL (w) [mm] | 28.8 | 28.5 | 28.3 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 27.7 |
| SFC (w) % <12.7 mm | 8.0 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 10.4 | 14.0 | 15.7 | 17.5 |
| Fineness [mtex] | 152 | 154 | 155 | 157 | 158 | 157 | 160 | 162 | 163 |