Sustainable apparel : production, processing and recycling /

"Sustainability is an issue that increasingly concerns all those involved in the apparel industry, including textile manufacturers, apparel designers, retailers and consumers. This important book covers recent advances and novel technologies in the key areas of production, processing and recycl...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Blackburn, R. S. (Richard S.) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : Woodhead Publishing Limited, an imprint of Elsevier, [2015]
Series:Woodhead publishing in textiles ; no. 171.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Sustainability is an issue that increasingly concerns all those involved in the apparel industry, including textile manufacturers, apparel designers, retailers and consumers. This important book covers recent advances and novel technologies in the key areas of production, processing and recycling of apparel. Part One addresses sustainable finishing and dyeing processes for textiles. The first two chapters concentrate on the environmental impact of fabric finishing, including water consumption, emissions and waste management. Further chapters focus on plasma and enzymatic treatments for sustainable textile processing, and the potential for improving the sustainability of dyeing technologies. Part Two covers issues of design, retail and recycling, and includes discussions of public attitudes towards sustainability in fashion, methods of measuring apparel sustainability and social trends in the re-use of apparel."--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 268 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at chapter ends, and index.
ISBN:9781782423577
1782423575