Ucwaningo lwakamuva e-Australia luyaqhubeka lokuhlubula ama-linter kakotini ezimbewu zekotini futhi luguqulelwe ekubeni amapulasitiki abolayo.Sonke siyazi ukuthi lapho ama-cotton gins asetshenziselwa ukuhlubula izintambo zikakotini, inani elikhulu le-cotton lint likhiqizwa njengemfucuza, futhi okwamanje, iningi le-cotton lint limane lishiswe noma lifakwe ezindaweni zokulahla.
Ngokusho kukaDkt Maryam Naebe waseDeakin University, unyaka ngamunye kukhiqizwa amathani angu-32 million kakotini, cishe ingxenye yesithathu yawo ilahlwa.Amalungu eqembu lakhe anethemba lokunciphisa imfucuza ngenkathi enikeza abalimi bakakotini umthombo owengeziwe wemali engenayo futhi bekhiqiza “okuhlukile okusimeme kumapulasitiki okwenziwa ayingozi”.
Ngakho-ke benza uhlelo olusebenzisa amakhemikhali angangeni emvelweni ukuncibilikisa imicu ye-cotton linter, bese besebenzisa i-polymer ephilayo ewumphumela ukwenza ifilimu yepulasitiki."Uma kuqhathaniswa neminye imikhiqizo efana ne-petroleum, ifilimu yepulasitiki etholwe ngale ndlela ibiza kancane," kusho uDkt. Naebe.
Lolu cwaningo luyingxenye yephrojekthi eholwa yikhandidethi le-PhD u-Abu Naser Md Ahsanul Haque kanye nomcwaningi ohlangene uDkt Rechana Remadevi.Manje basebenzela ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obufanayo emfucumfucwini yezinto eziphilayo nasezitshalweni ezifana ne-lemongrass, amakhoba e-alimondi, utshani bukakolo, i-wood sawdust kanye nokushefa kwezinkuni.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Sep-12-2022