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Informationen zum Autor Dr Mohsen Miraftab is a senior lecturer and researcher at University of Bolton and has published a wide range of publications in medical and technical textiles. Dr Richard Horrocks is Research Professor in Textiles at the Centre for Materials Research and Innovation! The University of Bolton. Klappentext This volume contains the proceedings of the Ecotextiles 2004 Conference held at the University of Bolton. It includes expert reviews of various developments in recycling! sustainable production and process optimisation. Zusammenfassung This volume contains the proceedings of the Ecotextiles 2004 Conference held at the University of Bolton. It includes expert reviews of various developments in recycling, sustainable production and process optimisation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Recycling and use of waste as raw materials: Perception towards clothes with recycled content and environmental awareness! the development of end markets; Acoustic and mechanical properties of underlay manufactured from recycled carpet waste; Carpet fiber recycling technologies; Use of waste as raw materials: efficient recycling techniques. Part 2 sustainability and eco-design: Building eco-design throughout the supply chain! a new imperative for the textile industry; Supply chain partnerships for sustainable textile production; Molecular manufacturing for clean! low cost textile production; The substitution of hemp and flax for cotton in wound spool filters; It may be eco-friendly but is an INGETM/cellulose blend strong enough to withstand wet processing? Eco initiatives in the textile pipeline: A South African experience. Part 3 Sustainable development and renewables: The use of renewable resource based materials for technical textiles applications; Some properties of kenaf and kenaf combined waste composites; Tensile and flexural properties of composites made from spinning waste; UK technical textiles: Issues relating to sustainability. Part 4 Waste management: The effect of a flocculent on the colour removal properties; The anaerobic digestion of textile desizing wastewater; Effluent treatment using a submerged aerated filter; Effluent Treatment at Thos Chadwick & Sons Ltd; Protective properties of textiles dyed with natural dyes. Part 5 Novel technologies: Tandem wet-on-wet foam application of both crease-resist and antistatic finishes; An all natural slip resistant and absorbent fibrous material; Laser and devore; Cellulose-protein textiles: utilisation of sericin in textile finishing. ...
