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Environmental issues are playing an increasingly important role in the textile industry, both from the point of view of government regulation and consumer expectations. Sustainable Textiles reviews ways of achieving more sustainable materials and technologies as well as improving recycling in the industry.
The first part of the book discusses ways of improving sustainability at various points in the supply chain. Chapters discuss how sustainability can be integrated into textile design, ensuring more sustainable production of both natural and synthetic fibers, improving sustainability in processes such as dyeing as well as more environmentally-friendly technologies including enzyme and plasma technologies. The second part of the book reviews consumer perceptions of recycled textiles, eco-labeling, organic textiles, and the use of recycled materials in textile products.
With a distinguished editor and an impressive range of international contributors, Sustainable Textiles is an important reference for the textile industry and those researching this important topic.
| Contributor contact details | p. xi |
| Woodhead Publishing in Textiles | p. xv |
| Preface | p. xxi |
| Sustainability through the supply chain | p. 1 |
| Achieving sustainable textiles: a designerÆs perspective | p. 3 |
| Introduction: key issues affecting textile and fashion design | p. 3 |
| Strategies for fashion and textile design | p. 13 |
| Strategies for textile and fashion designers: recycling and reuse - beginning to close the loop | p. 22 |
| The designer empowered | p. 27 |
| Sources of further information and advice | p. 31 |
| References | p. 32 |
| Sustainable cotton production | p. 33 |
| Introduction | p. 33 |
| Cotton basics | p. 33 |
| Global ecological effects | p. 34 |
| Economic systems | p. 35 |
| Farm systems | p. 37 |
| Water | p. 37 |
| Chemicals | p. 41 |
| Conclusions | p. 57 |
| Future trends | p. 59 |
| References | p. 60 |
| Sustainable wool production and processing | p. 63 |
| Introduction | p. 63 |
| Wool uses | p. 64 |
| Consumer trends and environmental impacts | p. 66 |
| Wool fibre: structure and properties | p. 68 |
| Wool and ecolabels | p. 69 |
| Life cycle assessment (LCA) studies | p. 71 |
| Outcomes | p. 83 |
| Sources of further information and advice | p. 84 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 85 |
| References | p. 85 |
| Sustainable synthetic fibres: the case of poly(hydroxyalkanoates) (PHA) and other fibres | p. 88 |
| Introduction | p. 88 |
| Poly(hydroxyalkanoates)-based oriented structures | p. 89 |
| Poly(caprolactone)-based fibres | p. 100 |
| Structure of drawn fibres | p. 103 |
| Thermal properties | p. 104 |
| Enzymatic and hydrolytic degradation | p. 105 |
| Other biodegradable and sustainable polyesters | p. 106 |
| Application of polyester-based biodegradable fibres | p. 107 |
| Future trends and concluding remarks | p. 109 |
| References | p. 110 |
| Enzyme biotechnology for sustainable textiles | p. 113 |
| Introduction | p. 113 |
| Enzyme applications in textile processing | p. 114 |
| Life cycle assessments of enzymes used in the textile industry | p. 116 |
| Environmental assessment package cotton yarn for dark-shade dyeing as an alternative to conventional chemical scouring | p. 118 |
| Environmental assessment of enzymatic bleach clean-up of light-coloured package yarn and knitted fabrics as an alternative to rinsing with hot water | p. 128 |
| Conclusions on environmental assessments of enzymatic scouring and bleach clean-up | p. 134 |
| Perspectives | p. 134 |
| Future trends and applications | p. 135 |
| Sources of further information and advice | p. 137 |
| References | p. 138 |
| Key sustainability issues in textile dyeing | p. 139 |
| Introduction | p. 139 |
| Key factors for improving sustainability in dyeing and finishing | p. 140 |
| What are ecotextiles? | p. 149 |
| Future trends | p. 150 |
| Conclusions | p. 151 |
| Sources of further information and advice | p. 152 |
| References | p. 152 |
| Environmentally friendly plasma technologies for textiles | p. 155 |
| Introduction | p. 155 |
| Atmospheric pressure plasma processes | p. 158 |
| Examples of applications | p. 168 |
| Environmental benefits of plasma technology | p. 174 |
| Future trends | p. 176 |
| Source of further information and advice | p. 177 |
| References | p. 177 |
| Understanding and improving textile recycling: a systems perspective | p. 179 |
| Introduction | p. 179 |
| Systems theory | p. 180 |
| Understanding the textile and apparel recycling process | p. 181 |
| Textile recycling companies | p. 184 |
| The sorting process | p. 186 |
| The pyramid model | p. 186 |
| Textile recycling constituents | p. 192 |
| Discussion and future trends | p. 197 |
| References | p. 198 |
| Applications and case studies | p. 201 |
| Consumer perceptions of recycled textile fibers | p. 203 |
| Introduction | p. 203 |
| Consumer characteristics related to attitudes toward sustainable products | p. 203 |
| External factors influencing consumers attitudes toward sustainable products | p. 204 |
| Measures of consumer attitudes toward environmental issues | p. 205 |
| Textile and apparel industry response to green consumerism | p. 205 |
| Confusion in the marketplace | p. 206 |
| Meeting the needs of the green consumer | p. 207 |
| Consumer perceptions of textile products | p. 207 |
| Sources of further information and advice | p. 211 |
| References | p. 211 |
| Eco-labeling for textiles and apparel | p. 214 |
| Introduction | p. 2l4 |
| Key principles: eco-labeling and sustainability | p. 214 |
| Standards and eco-labeling denned for textiles | p. 219 |
| Examination and anatomy of eco-labels | p. 224 |
| Future trends | p. 226 |
| Summary and commentary | p. 227 |
| Sources of further information-and advice | p. 228 |
| References | p. 229 |
| Organic cotton: production practices and post-harvest considerations | p. 231 |
| Introduction | p. 231 |
| World organic cotton production | p. 234 |
| Why organic cotton? | p. 235 |
| Cotton production practices: historical background | p. 248 |
| Organic cotton production practices | p. 250 |
| Post-harvest handling/processing of organic cotton | p. 263 |
| Limitations to organic production | p. 269 |
| How to improve organic cotton production | p. 272 |
| National obligatory standards for organic cotton and organic cotton certifiers | p. 274 |
| Optional/voluntary organic textile processing standards and eco-textile standards | p. 280 |
| Corporate social responsibility (CSR)/ethical production | p. 286 |
| Naturally colored cotton | p. 289 |
| Conclusions | p. 290 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 291 |
| References | p. 291 |
| Chemicals allowed and prohibited for use in preparation, dyeing, printing and finishing of organic cotton textiles (Global Organic Textile Standards; Organic Exchange Guidelines; Organic Trade Association) | p. 300 |
| The role of nanotechnology in sustainable textiles | p. 302 |
| Key principles of nanotechnology and its use in sustainability | p. 302 |
| How nanotechnology can be used to reduce environmental impacts | p. 302 |
| Surface coatings and treatment of textile fibres | p. 307 |
| Coloration and structural colour | p. 311 |
| Nanofibres | p. 313 |
| Electronic textiles | p. 313 |
| Risks versus benefits | p. 318 |
| Commercial and consumer applications | p. 320 |
| Future trends | p. 324 |
| Sources of further information and advice | p. 325 |
| References | p. 326 |
| The use of recovered plastic bags in nonwoven fabrics | p. 329 |
| Introduction | p. 329 |
| Experimental approach | p. 331 |
| Results and discussion | p. 332 |
| Conclusions | p. 337 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 337 |
| References | p. 338 |
| Environmentally friendly flame-retardant textiles | p. 339 |
| Introduction | p. 339 |
| Key issues of name retardants | p. 341 |
| Legislative and regulatory drives for minimising environmental implications | p. 346 |
| Desirable properties of an ideal flame-retardant chemical used in textile applications | p. 353 |
| Strategies for development of æenvironmentally friendlyÆ flame retardants | p. 354 |
| Future trends | p. 360 |
| Sources of further-information and advice | p. 361 |
| References | p. 362 |
| Systems change for sustainability in textiles | p. 369 |
| The blind men and the elephant | p. 369 |
| From a narrow to a holistic view of sustainability in the textile sector | p. 370 |
| Ways of thinking | p. 371 |
| Recognising the limits of eco-efficiency | p. 372 |
| Making a transition | p. 373 |
| Places to intervene in a system | p. 374 |
| Working at the level of rules, goals and paradigms | p. 378 |
| References | p. 380 |
| Index | p. 381 |
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ISBN: 9781439801284
ISBN-10: 1439801282
Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles (Hardcover)
Audience:
General
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Published: 1st November 2009
Dimensions (cm): 23.6 x 16.3
x 2.8
Weight (kg): 0.748
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