Overview

This third volume in the set of books is dedicated to various sustainable approaches in textiles and fashion sector with a focus on fibres and raw materials employed. Sustainability is one of the important aspects in today’s industrial context, which is followed by every industrial sector with no exception to textiles and fashion. Sustainability and strict adherence to the principles of sustainability has become as one of the essential needs again for any industrial sector including textiles and fashion. There are countless measures in terms of various approaches to make the textiles and fashion sector sustainable. These measures, but not limited to, ranging from innovating and implementing new fibres and raw materials, introducing innovative manufacturing methods, chemicals, processes to focus on all the possible stages of a textile product’s life cycle from cradle to grave. These approaches include making the textiles and fashion sector circular and also development of new products from sustainable raw materials/processes or combination of both.

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Author:   Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Nature
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.641kg
ISBN:  

9789811908774

ISBN 10:   981190877
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   12 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Product development using corn husk fibres- A sustainable initiative Jute fibre based sustainable nonwoven for agrotextile: Indian perspective A SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL FIBRE: COIR (Cocosnucifera) POPULARISATION OF AGROWASTE FIBRES- BANANA AND ARECA NUT FIBRE-A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH   Development of Sound and Thermal Insulation Product from Unconventional Natural Fibres for Automobile Applications Fiber Production from Agricultural Wastes: Sustainable Banana Fibers and Properties   Importance of Asclepias Syriaca (Milkweed) Fibers in Sustainable Fashion and Textile Industry and Its Potential End-Uses Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Textile Industry   ORGANIC COTTON: FIBRE TO FASHION   Evaluating the potential of pineapple leaf fiber fabrics and its blends for sustainable home textile applications   Development of Union Fabrics from Lotus Petiole Waste Design and Development of under arm Sweat pad using three layer Composite fabrics

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Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu currently works for SgT Group as Head of Sustainability, and is based out of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is a renowned expert in the areas of Environmental Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprint Assessment (PCF) in various industrial sectors. He has five years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, research and development and textile testing and over a decade's of experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and ecological footprints assessment of various consumer products. He has published more than 100 research publications, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited over 100 books in the areas of Carbon Footprint, Recycling, Environmental Assessment and Environmental Sustainability.

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