Handbook of Life Cycle Assessment (Lca) of Textiles and Clothing

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to evaluate the environmental impacts of textile products, from raw material extraction, through fibre processing, textile manufacture, distribution and use, to disposal or recycling. LCA is an important tool for the research and development process, product and process design, and labelling of textiles and clothing. Handbook of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Textiles and Clothing systematically covers the LCA process with comprehensive examples and case studies.
Part one of the book covers key indicators and processes in LCA, from carbon and ecological footprints to disposal, re-use and recycling. Part two then discusses a broad range of LCA applications in the textiles and clothing industry.

List of contents

Part 1 Key indicators and processes in LCA
1. Carbon footprints in the textiles industry
2. Energy footprints in the textiles industry
3. Ecological footprints in the textiles industry
4. Measuring the reusability of textile products
5. Environmental impacts of the use phase of the clothing life cycle
6. Open and closed loop recycling of textile products
7. Life cycle assessment and certification of textiles and clothing
8. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) methods for textiles and clothing
Part 2 Applications of LCA in the textiles industry
9. LCA of cotton textiles and clothing
10. LCA of woolen textiles and clothing
11. LCA of silk textiles and clothing
12. Comparative LCA of natural and synthetic textiles
13. LCA of Cotton Shopping bags
14. LCA of fibre-reinforced composites
15. Life cycle assessment and the environmental and social labels in textile and clothing industry
16. Clothing disposal phase: Environmental benefits of reuse and recycling

Product details

• Authors: Subramanian Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
• Assisted by: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Editor), Muthu Subramanian Senthilkannan (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9780081001691
• ISBN: 978-0-08-100169-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles; Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles; Woodhead Publishing Series in
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Chemical engineering; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Textiles & Polymers, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Manufacturing, Conservation of the environment, Clothing & footware manufacture, Other manufacturing technologies, Textile & fibre technology, Textiles and fibres