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This book promotes sustainable practices in the textile industry. It covers advantages of using natural materials at every stage of textile processing, from production to recycling after end use. It discusses functional and smart textiles, sustainable methods, application, environmental impact, and opportunities and challenges.
List of contents
1. Natural Fibres: A look from a historical perspective. 2. Eco-Friendly Natural Fibres Based Sustainable Agro-Textiles for Packaging of Agro-Products. 3. Sustainable fibers from Pineapple leaves: Extraction, properties, and applications. 4. Hemp: A Traditional Fiber with Modern Applications. 5. Application of Plant Fibre and Biomass in Tissue Paper. 6. Natural Fiber-based Composites and Their Applications. 7. Natural Fibers in Smart Textiles for Advanced Applications. 8. The utilization of natural plant fibers as a sustainable substitute material for textile and other uses. 9. Nanocellulose Fibers and Their Potential in Textile Applications. 10. Nanocellulose and Its Emerging Applications in Textile Processing. 11. Chitosan: A Biobased Sustainable Textile Auxiliary. 12. Cyclodextrins as biobased sustainable textile auxiliaries. 13. Enzymes for Sustainable Textile Processing - Recent Advances. 14. Textile Dyeing Effluents: Challenges, Characterization, and Sustainable Treatment. 15. Natural materials in functional finishing of textiles. 16. Natural Plant Extracts for UV Protective Textiles. 17. Insect Repellent Role of Natural Dyes: Recent Advances and Future Prospects.
About the author
Mohammad Shahid is Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Applied Science, Dr. K. N. Modi University, Rajasthan, India. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Aranya Mallick is Assistant Professor of Fibre Science and Technology at Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Indian Oil Campus, Bhubaneshwar. He received his Ph.D. in Fibre and Textile Processing Technology from ICT Mumbai, India.
Sayandeep Debnath is Assistant Professor at National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai. He received his M.Tech. in Chemical Processing in Textiles from Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Serampore, India.
Summary
This book promotes sustainable practices in the textile industry. It covers advantages of using natural materials at every stage of textile processing, from production to recycling after end use. It discusses functional and smart textiles, sustainable methods, application, environmental impact, and opportunities and challenges.
