Sustainable textiles : life cycle and environmental impact

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Corporate Author Textile Institute (Manchester, England)
Other Authors Blackburn, R. S.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge : New York : Woodhead ; CRC Press, 2009.
SeriesWoodhead publishing in textiles ; no. 98.
Subjects
Textile industry > Environmental aspects.
Textile fabrics > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Product life cycle.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781615836444
1615836446
9781845696948
1845696948
1845694538
9781845694531
9781439801284
1439801282
Physical Description1 online resource (xxii, 394 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 Sustainability through the supply chain: Achieving sustainable textiles: a designer's perspective
  • Sustainable cotton production and processing
  • 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.

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