Water in Textiles and Fashion - Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment

Water in Textiles and Apparel: Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment provides a thorough analysis of one of the most urgent issues facing the textiles industry. As water is essential to the textile production system, and as availability of water is reduced due to natural and anthropogenic factors, the industry must respond. With a thorough treatment of both life cycle assessment and water footprint perspectives, this book provides practical strategies for responsible water use across the textile supply chain. Readers will learn essential information from research and industry case studies that will help them understand the textile industry's role in this issue.

List of contents

1. Introduction - Water 2. Global Scenario - Water in Textile Production Hubs3. Water and Textiles4. Water Footprint5. LCA and Water Footprint6. Water Withdrawal and Conservation - Global Scenario7. Sustainable Strategies and Water Conservation8. Water Footprint/Consumption of Textile Products - Case Studies9. Water Conservation Measures in Textiles10. Future - Water and Fashion

About the author

Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu holds a PhD in Textiles Sustainability from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is well known for his contributions in the field and has extensive academic and industrial experience. He has got an extensive publication list of over 85 scientific books and over 100 research publications to his credit. He is currently Director & Head of Sustainability for SgT & API, based in Hong Kong. He has over a decade's working experience in the area of Textiles & Clothing sustainability. He has worked with Industries in Asia and Europe for various Sustainability aspects. He is an Editor, Editorial Board member and a Reviewer for many international peer-reviewed journals in textiles and environmental sciences. He is one of the Directors of the Textile and Bioengineering Informatics Society (TBIS), a charitable organization created to foster, develop, and promote all aspects of science and technology in bioengineering of materials, fibers and textiles.

Product details

• Authors: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan (Director & Head Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan (Global Sustainab Muthu
• Assisted by: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Editor), Subramanian Senthilkannan (Director & Head of Sustainability Muthu (Editor), Subramanian Senthilkannan (Global Sustainability Services Muthu (Editor), Muthu Subramanian Senthilkannan (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780081026335
• ISBN: 978-0-08-102633-5
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Manufacturing, Manufacturing industries, Textile & fibre technology, Textiles and fibres, Textile Industries, Drought & Water Supply, Drought and water supply