Progress on Life Cycle Assessment in Textiles and Clothing

Textiles and Clothing are key sectors and apparel is one of the necessities of human life. Environmental brunt of the textile sector and cradle to grave life cycle impacts of textiles and clothing products are a subject of constant investigation. There have been a lot of advancements in the textile sector in terms of materials such as textile fibres, yarns, fabrics, garments and also in terms of processes. All these innovations demand an environmental profile as well. Life Cycle Assessment is one of the widely used and popular scientific tools which has been utilized to measure the environmental footprints of various products and processes. This volume presents recent advances on LCA in the textiles and clothing sector.

Table des matières

Recent Progress on Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in Textile Industry: Applications for Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts of Cotton and Its Derivatives.- A framework for life cycle inventory modelling of chemical substances in the footwear and apparel industry.- Life Cycle Assessment of the Renting of Leisurewear.- The environmental impact of textiles and clothing: a regional and a country approach.- Performing life cycle assessment at scale in the footwear industry.- Life cycle assessment of textile fibers in Brazil: a literature review.- The role of country specific gate to gate ecolabels: Case study for Sri Lankan clothing industry.- The role of Life Cycle Assessment in analyzing Circular Economy strategies in the clothing sector: a review.- LCA Studies on Regenerative Agriculture and Regenerative Textiles: Two Routes of Regenerative Cotton.

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Editeur), Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Editeur)
• Edition: Springer, Berlin
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 16.03.2024
• EAN: 9789811996368
• ISBN: 978-981-1996-36-8
• Pages: 296
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 16 mm x 235 mm
• Poids: 470 g
• Illustrations: XI, 296 p. 76 illus. in color.
• Thème: Textile Science and Clothing Technology
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théorie et politique du développement