- 468 pages
- English
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Sustainable Fibres for Fashion and Textile Manufacturing
About this book
Sustainable Fibres for Fashion and Textile Manufacturing presents the latest technical information about innovative natural and synthetic materials, helping the reader to understand sustainable fibres and raw materials for fashion and textile manufacturing.
With a particular focus on apparel manufacturing, different applications of sustainable fibres are explored along with manufacturing techniques and details of the material properties. New research investigating nontraditional sources of textile fibres such as lotus, orange, milk, seaweed, corn, and mushroom are all presented, providing a uniquely comprehensive resource. Drawing on work by contributors from a variety of fields and roles in industry and academia, this book shares solutions and new perspectives on this interdisciplinary topic more widely in the hope of leading to research breakthroughs.
- Shares a wealth of valuable data and results from research into sustainable cellulosic, lingo-cellulosic and protein fibres
- Includes full technical descriptions of newly explored sustainable fibres, including chemical structures and structural properties
- Presents a strong focus on improving sustainability of the industry through practical measures spanning disciplinary boundaries to address this complex issue
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Table of contents
- Sustainable Fibres for Fashion and Textile Manufacturing
- 1 Traditional fibres for fashion and textiles: Associated problems and future sustainable fibres
- 2 Introduction to sustainable fibres for fashion and textiles
- 3 Organic cotton and BCI-certified cotton fibres
- 4 Hemp, flax and other plant fibres
- 5 Lotus fibre drawing and characterization
- 6 Macrophyte and wetland plant fibres
- 7 Mushroom and corn fibre—the green alternatives to unsustainable raw materials
- 8 Wool and silk fibres from sustainable standpoint
- 9 Sustainable protein fibres
- 10 Regenerated synthetic fibres: bamboo and lyocell
- 11 Sustainable polyester and caprolactam fibres
- 12 Orange fibre
- 13 Coffee fibres from coffee waste
- 14 Recycled fibres from polyester and nylon waste
- 15 Composites derived from biodegradable Textile wastes: A pathway to the future
- 16 Organizations and certifications relating to sustainable fibres
- 17 Challenges and future directions in sustainable textile materials
- 18 Life cycle analysis of textiles and associated carbon emissions
- Index
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