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Research Project: Improving the Production and Processing of Western and Long-Staple Cotton and Companion Crops to Enhance Quality, Value, and Sustainability

Location: Cotton Ginning Research

Title: Properties of cotton contaminating plastics to exploit for extraction

Author
item Whitelock, Derek
item Tumuluru, Jaya Shankar
item Armijo, Carlos

Submitted to: National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/15/2025
Publication Date: 1/15/2025
Citation: Whitelock, D.P., Tumuluru, J., Armijo, C.B. 2025. Properties of cotton contaminating plastics to exploit for extraction. National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference, New Orleans, LA, January 14-16, 2025. Presentation only.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Plastics that typically contaminate cotton often escape conventional cotton gin extractors and cleaners and end up in the cotton bale. However, investigations have shown that these plastics have properties that differ from those of cotton that may be exploited to enable extraction or separation from the cotton at the gin. This presentation will summarize what is currently known about these properties and discuss current work to take advantage of them to develop devices to combat plastic contamination at the cotton gin.