Producing Cellulose nanofiber from Cotton wastes by electrospinning method

Electrospinning typically produces nonwoven mats of nanofibers, which could provide nanoscale pores for industrial filters. Electrospinning technique is a method to produce nanofibers by applying an electric field on a fluid jet. Nanotechnology also plays a role in recycling of agricultural crops residues and converting them into energy and industrial chemicals by using biological, physical, and chemical natural processes. For example, cotton, from harvesting time up to producing textile, more than 25% of the fibers are converted to wastes. By using an electrospinning method of cotton wastes, some products such as cotton balls, yarns, and cotton batting are produced. In addition, you can use this method to produce nanocellulose fibers that constitute 90% of cotton yarn and also produce fibers less than 100 nanometers, which are 1,000 times smaller than the current produced fibers. The technique relies on electrical rather than mechanical forces to form nanofibers.