Description
Sustainable Technologies for Fashion and Textiles combines the latest academic research and industrial practices to shed light on a wide range of activities that influence how the textiles industry affects the natural environment. Pressure from regulators, customers and other stakeholders has pressed companies to translate general sustainability concepts and ideas into business practices. This is leading to improvements in how the industry consumes water, electricity and chemicals, and to a reduction in the amount of waste generated by textile processes. This book groups approaches to these topics under four themes, fiber, yarn and fabric production, chemical processing, garment manufacturing and recycling.- Addresses sustainability challenges that occur throughout the supply chain, from the sourcing of raw materials, to recycling finished products- Provides introductions to sustainability—both in general and within the textiles industry—making this topic accessible for readers of all backgrounds- Compares the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to sustainability, helping readers avoid pitfalls when devising their own strategies
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to sustainability2. Sustainability in textiles and apparel3. Traditional raw materials and problems4. Sustainable raw materials5. Yarn and fabric manufacturing: sustainable technologies6. Enzyme applications in textile chemical processing7. Plasma technology in fashion and textiles8. Applications of ultrasound and microwave9. Applications of laser technology10. Development of textile colourants11. Natural textile colourants and recent developments12. Developments in dyeing and printing technologies13. Developments in the effluent treatment14. Garment manufacturing and sustainability15. Advanced technologies adapted by fashion brands16. Recycling of hard waste from textile and garment manufacturing processes17. Recycling of end of life clothes18. Recycling of plastics into textile raw materials (Discuss about the recycling of PET, PE bottles into fibres, environmental benefits)
