Regeneration of cellulose acetate nanofibrous mat from discarded cigarette butts

摘要

Cellulose acetate present in the cigarette butts has been regenerated into nanofibrous mat. The developed mat is then characterized using various analytical tools. Uniform bead-free cellulose acetate fibre is obtained at 12 % w/v concentration of cellulose acetate. The mat thus obtained exhibits good antimicrobial property.