Sustainable textiles : life cycle and environmental impact /
"Annotation The global textile industry, like many others is inherently unsustainable, and has a high impact upon the environment. The cotton industry alone is a major user of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides. The industry also consumes large amounts of water, putting pressure on scarce wat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton : Oxford ; Cambridge :
CRC Press ; Woodhead Publishing Limited,
2009.
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| Series: | Woodhead publishing in textiles ;
no. 98. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1 Sustainability through the supply chain: Achieving sustainable textiles: a designer's perspective
- Sustainable cotton production
- Sustainable wool production and processing
- Sustainable synthetic fibres: the case of poly(hydroxyalkanoates) (PHA) and other fibres
- Enzyme biotechnology for sustainable textiles
- Key sustainability issues in textile dyeing
- Environmentally-friendly plasma technologies for textiles
- Understanding and improving textile recycling: a systems perspective. Part 2 Applications and case studies: Consumer perceptions of recycled textile fibres
- Eco-labelling for textiles and apparel
- Organic cotton: production practices and post harvest considerations
- The role of nanotechnology in sustainable textiles
- The use of recovered plastic bags in nonwoven fabrics
- Environmentally friendly flame-retardant textiles
- Systems change for sustainability in textiles.